Losses in milk yield, fat and protein contents according to different levels of somatic cell count in dairy goats

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 421-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.G. Barrón-Bravo ◽  
A.J. Gutiérrez-Chávez ◽  
C.A. Ángel-Sahagún ◽  
H.H. Montaldo ◽  
L. Shepard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Dairy Goats ◽  
Different Levels

Short-term effects of milking frequency on milk yield, milk composition, somatic cell count and milk protein profile in dairy goats

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandr Torres ◽  
Lorenzo-Enrique Hernández-Castellano ◽  
Antonio Morales-delaNuez ◽  
Davinia Sánchez-Macías ◽  
Isabel Moreno-Indias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Milk Protein ◽  
Protein Profile ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Dairy Goats ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Milking Frequency

Goats in Canary Islands are milked once a day by tradition, but in most countries with high technology on farms, goats are milked twice a day, which is known to improve milk yield. Therefore it is important to know whether the increase of milking frequency can improve the production without impairing milk quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the short term effects of three milking frequencies on milk yield, milk composition, somatic cell count (SCC) and milk protein profile in dairy goats traditionally milked once a day. Twelve Majorera goats in early lactation (48±4 d in milk) were used. During a 5-week period, goats were milked once a day (X1) in weeks 1 and 5, twice a day (X2) in weeks 2 and 4, and three times a day (X3) in week 3. Milk recording and sampling were done on the last day of each experimental week. Milk yield increased by 26% from X1 to X2. No differences were obtained when goats were switched from X2 to X3, and from X3 to X2. The goats recovered the production level when they returned to X1. Different patterns of changes in the milk constituents due to the milking frequency effect were observed. Fat percentage increased when switched from X1 to X2, then decreased from X2 to X3, and from X3 to X2, whereas it did not show significant differences from X2 to X1. Milking frequency did not affect the protein and lactose percentages. SCC values were unaffected when goats were milked X1, X2 and X3, but then they increased slightly when milking frequency was returned to X2 and X1. Finally, quantitative analysis showed an increase in intensities of milk protein bands from X1 to X2, but the intensities of casein bands (αS1-CN, αS2-CN, β-CN, κ-CN) and major whey proteins (α-La, β-Lg) decreased from X2 to X3.

scholarly journals Differences between coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species in persistence and in effect on somatic cell count and milk yield in dairy goats

2012 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
pp. 5075-5084 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Koop ◽  
S. De Vliegher ◽  
A. De Visscher ◽  
K. Supré ◽  
F. Haesebrouck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus ◽  
Dairy Goats

scholarly journals Hyperketonemia Predictions Provide an On-Farm Management Tool with Epidemiological Insights

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1291
Author(s):  
Ryan S. Pralle ◽  
Joel D. Amdall ◽  
Robert H. Fourdraine ◽  
Garrett R. Oetzel ◽  
Heather M. White
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Milk Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
High Throughput Detection

Prediction of hyperketonemia (HYK), a postpartum metabolic disorder in dairy cows, through use of cow and milk data has allowed for high-throughput detection and monitoring during monthly milk sampling. The objective of this study was to determine associations between predicted HYK (pHYK) and production parameters in a dataset generated from routine milk analysis samples. Data from 240,714 lactations across 335 farms were analyzed with multiple linear regression models to determine HYK status. Data on HYK or disease treatment was not solicited. Consistent with past research, pHYK cows had greater previous lactation dry period length, somatic cell count, and dystocia. Cows identified as pHYK had lower milk yield and protein percent but greater milk fat, specifically greater mixed and preformed fatty acids (FA), and greater somatic cell count (SCC). Differential somatic cell count was greater in second and fourth parity pHYK cows. Culling (60d), days open, and number of artificial inseminations were greater in pHYK cows. Hyperketonemia prevalence decreased linearly in herds with greater rolling herd average milk yield. This research confirms previously identified risk factors and negative outcomes associated with pHYK and highlights novel associations with differential SCC, mixed FA, and preformed FA across farm sizes and production levels.

scholarly journals Factors affecting somatic cell count in dairy goats: a review

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío Jiménez-Granado ◽  
Manuel Sánchez-Rodríguez ◽  
Cristina Arce ◽  
Vicente Rodríguez-Estévez
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Dairy Goats ◽  
Factors Affecting
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