The effects of protein and energy content of compound feeds offered at low levels to October calving dairy cows

1997 ◽  
Vol 1990 ◽  
pp. 124-124
Author(s):  
O D Davies ◽  
V J Theobald
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Protein ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Flat Rate ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Cow Performance ◽  
High Forage

Interest in milk production from home grown forage has increased in recent years, resulting in a reduction in the amount of compound feed offered. With autumn calving cows there has been a limited amount of work investigating high forage, low compound feeding throughout the winter period. Encouraging results from Trawsgoed over the past 5 years have shown the potential for high forage diets, however reductions in compound feed has consistently resulted in poorer milk quality, particularly milk protein. Experiments conducted by ICI and research workers at Hillsborough, N Ireland have shown favourable responses in milk protein from increasing the compound's protein content. In addition milk butterfat was improved at Hillsborough when the energy content of the compound was increased from 10.8 to 12.9 MJ ME/kg. Unfortunately these trials involved only short feeding periods and were unable to determine long term effects or effects at varying stages of lactation. This experiment examined the effects of both protein and energy concentrations of dairy compound feeds on silage intake and cow performance, when compounds were fed at a flat rate of 3 kg per day to October calving dairy cows throughout a 197 day winter feeding period.

The effects of protein and energy content of compound supplements offered at low levels to October-calving dairy cows given grass silage ad libitum

1992 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. D. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Additional Energy ◽  
Flat Rate ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Low Levels

AbstractNinety-six October calving, multiparous Friesian dairy cows were given from week 2 of lactation perennial ryegrass silage ad libitum, supplemented with one of four compound foods, offered at a flat rate of 3 kg/day. The compound foods differed in crude protein (CP) concentration (210 (LP) and 350 (HP) g/kg dry matter (DM)), achieved by including fish meal at 50 and 250 kg/t respectively; and in metabolizable energy (ME) concentration (12·8 (LE) and 14·0 (HE) M/kg DM), achieved by adding protected fat (approx. 100 kg/t). There were no significant interactions between supplement type in terms of animal performance. Over an average feeding period of 152 days, milk yields were significantly increased by 0·49 kg/day per 100 g supplementary CP (P < 0·01) and 0·50 kg/day per MJ of supplementary ME (P < 0·05).Increasing the level of supplementary CP had no effect on milk composition but significantly increased yield of milk protein (67 g/day). An increase in supplementary ME significantly reduced protein concentration in the milk (1·1 gjkg) but had no effect on protein yield. Yield of milk fat was significantly increased (76 g/day). The additional energy also significantly improved cow fertility in terms of a reduced interval from calving to both first service and conception.

Long-term effects of feeding diets without mineral phosphorus supplementation on the performance and phosphorus excretion in high-yielding dairy cows

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. E. Odongo ◽  
D. McKnight ◽  
A. KoekKoek ◽  
J. W. Fisher ◽  
P. Sharpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Holstein Cows ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Total Mixed Ration ◽  
Mineral Phosphorus ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Randomized Design

The objective of this study was to assess the long-term effects of feeding a diet with no mineral phosphorus (P) supplementation on performance and P excretion in high-yielding dairy cows. In exp. 1, 24 primiparous (PP) and 40 multiparous (MP) Holstein cows were allocated to one of two treatments at calving: (1) regular corn silage and alfalfa haylage based milking cow total mixed ration (TMR; 0.42% P diet) or (2) milking cow total mixed ration (TMR) without supplemental mineral P (0.35% P diet) in a completely randomized design. The trial lasted until after two lactations were completed or the cow was culled. In exp. 2, eight MP Holstein cows (108 ± 8.0 d in milk) were used to determine P digestibility and retention in a completely randomized block design. In exp. 1, the 0.35% P diet cows had lower body weight, body condition score and milk urea nitrogen and higher faecal P than the 0.42% P cows. The dry matter intake (DMI) of PP cows on the 0.35% P diet was lower than that of PP cows on the 0.42% P diet. There was no difference in the DMI of MP cows. The P intake of 0.35% P diet PP cows was 30% lower than that of 0.42% P diet PP cows. The P intake of 0.35% P diet MP cows was 20% lower than that of 0.42% P diet MP. The digestibility coefficient of P for the 0.35% P diet was higher than that for the 0.42% P diet. These results suggest that the forages used in the present study contained adequate amounts of P to sustain milk production in high-yielding MP cows. However, for PP cows some mineral P supplementation is recommended especially during early lactation. Key words: Phosphorus, environmental pollution, intensive dairy operations

The influence of long-term dietary inclusion of the antibiotic Actaplanin on dairy cow performance

1988 ◽  
Vol 1988 ◽  
pp. 110-110
Author(s):  
M.M. Abubakar ◽  
P. Rowlinson
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Rumen Fluid ◽  
Increase Milk Production ◽  
Cow Performance ◽  
A Performance

The antibiotic Actaplanin is a complex of glycopeptide compounds produced by Actinoplanes missourrensis. When included in feed as a performance enhancer it has been shown to increase milk production of dairy cows (McGuffey et al. 1983). Actaplanin is associated with reduced proportions of acetate and increased proportions of propionate in rumen fluid and a depression in milk fat proportion may result (Clapperton et al. 1987). The aim of the trial reported here was to monitor the effects of feeding 960 mg Actaplanin/head/d to dairy cows throughout two successive lactations.

The long-term effects of laminitis in dairy cows

1971 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Maclean
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Long Term Effects

Hydrogen sulfide exposure without loss of consciousness: chronic effects in four cases

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan R Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Chronic Effects ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Clinical Disorders ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Functional Problems

Adverse effects of acute exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) are well documented, but long-term effects of occupational exposure to low levels of the gas are not. To evaluate effects of such exposure we performed physical, neurologic, psychiatric, and chemosensory (smell and taste) examinations of four workers who were present but did not lose consciousness when the gas was accidentally released at a construction site. None of the four workers tested positive for functional problems, but all met diagnostic criteria for at least three, and up to eight, H 2S-induced neuropsychiatric clinical disorders and from zero to two subclinical disorders. All four had abnormal P300 evoked responses (electrical neurophysiologic tests of brain waves). Our data indicate that exposures to even relatively low concentrations of H2S are hazardous. A rigorous epidemiologic investigation of persons who work with H2S is warranted.

scholarly journals Responses of Lactating Ewes to Exogenous Growth Hormone: Short- and Long-term Effects on Productivity and Tissue Utilization of Key Metabolites

1988 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
LD Sandles ◽  
YX Sun ◽  
AGC D'Cruz ◽  
GH McDowell ◽  
JM Gooden
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Milk Protein ◽  
Bovine Growth Hormone ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Exogenous Growth ◽  
Short And Long Term

Responses to daily injections of bovine growth hormone (GH, 0�15 mg kg- 1 liveweight), beginning on day 10 of lactation, were measured in lactating ewes. Milk yields of GH-treated ewes increased soon after commencement of injections and continued to increase for some 25 days before reaching plateau levels. By comparison, yields of ewes injected with excipient (controls) decreased over the experiment. There was a tendency for contents of milk fat to be higher and milk protein to be lower for GH-treated than for control ewes during the first 15-20 days after injections were started.

scholarly journals Prenatal programming of later performance in dairy cattle

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Van Eetvelde ◽  
G. Opsomer
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Body Growth ◽  
Postnatal Life ◽  
Prenatal Programming ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
And Performance

Prenatal programming refers to the fact that insults during pre- and early postnatal life can have long-term consequences on the health and performance. In diary cattle, physiological conditions, such as maternal body growth, milk yield and parity, and environmental conditions during gestation can create a suboptimal environment for the developing fetus. As a consequence, adaptations of the placental and newborn phenotype take place. In addition, potential long-term effects of prenatal programming influence body growth, fertility, milk yield and longevity in dairy cows. These results suggest that the current management systems may pose a risk for the long-term health and performance of dairy cattle. Hence, in management practices, all pre- and postnatal aspects should carefully be considered in order to raise healthier and more productive dairy cows.

Pasture condition and milk production by grazing dairy cows as affected by daily herbage-allowance restriction

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. Merino ◽  
O. A. Balocchi ◽  
R. G. Pulido
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Soil Compaction ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Unaffected Individual ◽  
Long Term Effects

Daily herbage allowance is recognised as the main tool to control pasture utilisation and milk production per cow. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effects of daily herbage allowance (DHA) on pasture characteristics and milk production of dairy cows. Forty-four dairy cows were randomly assigned to one of four treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial design by considering two levels of DHA (20 and 30 kg DM/cow.day) and two types of supplements (high-moisture maize and maize silage) over a 77-day period. Pre- and post-grazing herbage masses, vertical distribution of herbage mass, species density, botanical and chemical composition, sward depletion and changes in morphological components of the pasture were measured. The effect of DHA on soil compaction was evaluated on the basis of the penetration resistance. Milk production and composition levels, bodyweights and body condition scores were recorded. Post-grazing residual declined as the level of DHA decreased, while grazing efficiency increased from 39.8% to 44.8%. We found no effects of DHA on any pasture characteristics, pasture regrowth or soil compaction. Low-DHA conditions induced a faster sward-height reduction, while the herbage mass remained unaffected. Individual milk production decreased with DHA. However, milk outputs per hectare increased by 2772 L/ha. Milk composition, bodyweight and body condition score were not affected by DHA. The results showed that DHA restriction decreases milk production per cow while increasing both herbage utilisation and milk production per hectare, without affecting long-term pasture condition.

Effect of the level of concentrate supplementation, herbage allowance and milk yield at turn-out on the performance of dairy cows in mid lactation at grazing

2001 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Delaby ◽  
J. L. Peyraud ◽  
R. Delagarde
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Milk Protein ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Concentrate Supplementation ◽  
Cow Performance

AbstractIn order to establish the response of dairy cow performance to concentrate supplementation in contrasting grazing conditions and for cows differing in milk yield at turn-out, three experiments were conducted. Each year, two levels of herbage allowance were studied in interaction with four (experiment 1) or three (experiments 2 and 3) levels of concentrate on two groups of 30 to 40 mid-lactation Holstein cows producing between 20 and 46 kg milk at turnout. Amount of concentrate and herbage allowance ranged from 0 to 6 kg fresh weight and from 12 to 22 kg dry matter (DM) per cow per day respectively. The supplementation led to average responses, per kg DM concentrate, of 104 kg milk, +66 g/day body-weight gain, +0·19 g/kg milk protein and -0·57 g/kg milk fat. These responses remained linear up to 4 or 6 kg according to the years and treatments. The response to the concentrate did not vary with the milk yield or composition at turn-out. The increase in the herbage allowance from 12 to 16 kg DM per cow per day (experiment 1) improved milk yield (+1·2 kg/day) and milk protein (+0·7 g/kg) while the increase from 16 to 22 kg DM (experiments 2 and 3) had less effect (+0·5 kg/day milk yield and +0·4 g/kg milk protein). There was no clear interaction between concentrate supplementation and herbage allowance. Under the usual conditions of spring pasture, with cows in mid lactation, the use of a constant level of concentrate at grazing proves to be a technique of some interest.

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