Association between body condition score and abdominal fat assessed by ultrasound in Jersey cows

Author:

Melendez Pedro1ORCID,Redrovan Daniela2,Chelikani Prasanth K.2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine & Life Sciences City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China

2. School of Veterinary Medicine Texas Tech University Amarillo Texas USA

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundBody condition score (BCS) is a subjective tool and the deposition of subcutaneous fat differs from the deposition of abdominal fat.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate by multivariate regression models and ultrasonography the amount of fat accumulated in different areas of the abdominal cavity in Jersey non‐pregnant non‐lactating cows and its association with their BCS.MethodsFrom a commercial farm, 21 non‐pregnant non‐lactating Jersey cows were selected at random. Cows were placed in a headlock line, and BCS was evaluated (scale 1–5 with a 0.25 unit increment) by the same assessor. Ultrasonographic evaluation was performed using a Sonosite machine in duplicate, considering key anatomical points of the body to predict total abdominal fat (AT), retroperitoneal fat (RT), omental fat (OT) and mesenteric fat (MT). A regression analysis for each abdominal fat depot and the BCS was run using SAS.ResultsModels from the lowest to the largest r2 are reported. The r2 for the models were MT r2 = 0.023; RT r2 = 0.1047; OT r2 = 0.323 and AT r2 = 0.369. Correlation between BCS and abdominal fat depots was positive, lower for mesenteric and retroperitoneal fat, but higher for omental and total abdominal fat. Cows were divided on the basis of the median of BCS distribution to high (≥3.5) and low (≤3.25). Those with high BCS had significantly larger amounts of fat in different anatomical areas of abdominal cavity than cows with low BCS.ConclusionBCS has a low‐to‐moderate association with abdominal fat depots, but a high variability exists within each BCS punctuation, which supports the notion that fat accumulation patterns and metabolic turnover between abdominal and subcutaneous fat differ from each other.

Publisher

Wiley

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