EFFECTS of BORON SUPPLEMENTATION on DAIRY CALVES’ HEALTH: A METABOLOMICS STUDY

Abstract

Boron supplementation has been demonstrated to exert many beneficial effects on animals. The first metabolomic investigation into the effects of boron on dairy calf health is covered in this study. For two months, healthy newborn calves were enrolled in one control group and three experimental groups. Boron was added to the milk of the experimental groups in increasing doses. Biochemical profile, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) metabolomic profiles on days 0, 30, and 60, and daily health scores were determined. Worsening of health score parameters was more common in the control calves