Hormonal profiles, rumen volatile fatty acids and milktrans‐C18:1 fatty acids in relation to milk fat content in restricted or ad libitum fed dairy cows

1998 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berit Samuelsson ◽  
Margareta Emanuelson ◽  
Gun Olsson ◽  
Kerstin Uvnäs‐Moberg ◽  
Kerstin Svennersten‐Sjaunja
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Hormonal Profiles ◽  
Ad Libitum

PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE ADDITION OF GLUCOGENIC MATERIALS TO THE RATIONS OF LACTATING COWS

1971 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 721-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. FISHER ◽  
J. D. ERFLE ◽  
F. D. SAUER
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Propylene Glycol ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Rumen Fluid ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Early Lactation ◽  
Lactating Cows ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Beta Hydroxybutyrate

Glutamate, succinate, propylene glycol, or glycerol were added to a basic concentrate at 3.3% of air-dry feed. Each concentrate was fed both ad libitum and in restricted amounts to four cows in early lactation. Dietary intake, milk yield and composition, molar proportions of rumen volatile fatty acids and blood glucose, ketones and plasma free fatty acids were used as criteria of effect of these supplements. Propylene glycol in the diet resulted in a lower intake of concentrate compared with glycerol (11.44 versus 14.30 kg/day) and significantly decreased (P < 0.05) rumen butyrate and plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate. Glutamate supplementation prevented the fall in milk fat content which occurred when the other three supplemented concentrates were fed ad libitum, and this effect may have been related to the constancy in the ratio of acetate to propionate in the rumen fluid.

Studies of the secretion of milk of low fat content by cows on diets low in hay and high in concentrates: VII. The effect of administration of volatile fatty acids to cows giving normal milk and milk of low fat content

1959 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. C. Balch ◽  
S. J. Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Sodium Acetate ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Normal Diet ◽  
Daily Administration ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
Sodium Propionate

1. The administration of 0·5–1·5 kg. sodium acetate to cows in which the milk fat percentage had been reduced by diets low in hay and high in concentrates usually brought about an appreciable improvement in fat percentage. The extent of the response varied from slight to complete. The Reichert value of the milk fat fell with diets low in hay, but was raised by administration of acetate.2. The daily administration of 500 g. sodium acetate to cows receiving diets containing normal levels of hay and concentrates according to their milk yields did not affect the milk fat content.3. The daily administration of 414 g. sodium propionate did not restore fat percentages lowered by the diets low in hay. Butyrate appeared, in a test with one cow, to possess the restorative properties of acetate.4. With diets containing either 50 lb. silage as the sole roughage or 60 lb. fodder beet and only 6 lb. hay, fat percentages were the same as with a normal diet containing 16 lb. hay.

Some effects of unsaturated oils given to dairy cows with rations of different roughage content

1971 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. G. Nicholson ◽  
J. D. Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Fish Oils ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Dietary Oil ◽  
Effect Of Feeding

SummaryThree experiments were conducted to determine the effect of feeding polyunsaturated fish oils to dairy cows receiving rations of high, medium or low roughage content. In the rumen, the decreases in the proportion of acetic acid and increases in propionic acid induced by the oils became greater as the amount of oil given was increased but the magnitude of the response to any dose depended upon the composition of the basal diet. The effects on volatile fatty acids (VFA) proportions of small amounts of the oils (125–150 ml/day) were greatest with the low-roughage rations. With large doses of oil (375–450 ml/day) the responses were variable but it is concluded that, in general, changes in VFA proportions are least with low-roughage rations.The fat content of milk was more sensitive to dietary oil supplementation than were the rumen VFA proportions. When the unsaturated oils were given there was a decrease in milk fat percentage and an increase in the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the fat; there was also increased incorporation of fatty acids with more than 18 carbon atoms in the milk fat. The metabolism in the rumen tended to become adapted to the feeding of 150 ml/day of oil, the VFA pattern returning during the second and third week of supplementation to that observed before the addition of oil.

Effect of virginiamycin and sodium bicarbonate on milk production, milk composition and metabolism of dairy cows fed high levels of concentrates

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 773 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Valentine ◽  
E. H. Clayton ◽  
G. J. Judson ◽  
J. B. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Condition Score

Milk production and composition were measured for 63 days in 153 Holstein–Friesian cows offered either 7, 10 or 13 kg/day (as fed) of a rolled, 74% barley/26% lupin grain mixture together with either no feed additive, 300 mg/day of virginiamycin (VM) or 300 mg/day of virginiamycin plus 200 g/day of sodium bicarbonate (VM + NaHCO3). All cows were fed 1 kg/day of a pelleted mineral supplement containing the additives. The cows were grazed as a single herd on perennial ryegrass–subterranean clover pasture with pasture silage available during periods of pasture shortage. Rumen fluid was analysed for pH and volatile fatty acids, blood for plasma glucose, beta-hydroxy-butyrate, urea and D- and L-lactic acid, faeces for dry matter and pH, and both urine and milk for urea and sodium. The incidence of grain bloat in all treatments was low. There was no main effect of dietary additive treatment on grain intake, but at the highest grain level, cows offered VM or VM + NaHCO3 ate more grain than those offered no dietary additive. There were no significant differences between the dietary additive treatments in milk production, milk composition, cell count, liveweight and condition score. Mean daily covariance-corrected yields of milk and protein (kg), and milk protein content (g/kg) respectively, were significantly (P<0.01) greater for cows fed 11 (28.0, 0.86, 30.6) and 14 kg/day (28.7, 0.88, 31.0) of concentrate compared with those fed 8 kg/day (26.4, 0.78, 29.7). Mean milk fat content (g/kg) was significantly (P<0.01) lower in milk from cows fed 14 kg/day (32.0) of concentrate compared with those fed 8 (35.9) or 11 (34.7) kg/day. There were no significant differences between concentrate feeding levels in milk fat yield or milk somatic cell count. Covariance-corrected liveweight and condition score were significantly (P<0.01) higher for cows fed 14 kg/day of concentrate compared with cows fed at the lower concentrate levels. There were no significant interactions between concentrate level and dietary additive for all milk production parameters. No significant differences were recorded between the different levels of concentrate in the concentration of total rumen volatile fatty acids, or in blood plasma concentrations of glucose and L-lactate. The rumen molar proportions of acetate and butyrate were significantly (P<0.01) lower, and propionate and valerate significantly (P<0.01) higher at the higher levels of concentrate offered. The molar ratio of acetate plus butyrate to propionate was significantly (P<0.01) higher in cows fed 8 kg/day of concentrate compared with cows fed 11 and 14 kg/day. It was concluded that the inclusion of virginiamycin, or virginiamycin together with sodium bicarbonate, in high grain rations cannot be recommended for improving milk production in grazing dairy cows already adapted to high levels of barley and lupin grain.

scholarly journals The relationship in the cow between milk-fat secretion and ruminal volatile fatty acids

1966 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Storry ◽  
J. A. F. Rook
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Butyric Acid ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Initial Control ◽  
The Individual

1. The effect of reducing the hay and of increasing the proportions of concentrate and flaked maize in the diet of cows on the secretion of milk fat and its component fatty acids and on the proportions of volatile fatty acids in the rumen liquor has been studied. 2. The low-hay diet caused a fall in the milk fat content to about half of the values in the initial control period and the secretion of all the major fatty acids in the milk was reduced. The general pattern of change in the proportions of rumen VFA during the change to the low-hay diet was a decrease in acetic acid, an increase in propionic and n-valeric acids, relatively little change in n-butyric acid and also an increase in the concentration of lactic acid. Approximately 60% of the variation in milk fat content during the change of diet was associated with the increase in propionic acid. 3. In cows established on the low-hay diet there were marked variations in the relative proportions of acetic and propionic acids, but there was no related change in milk fat content. On return of the animals to the high-hay diet, recovery of the initial proportions of acetic, propionic and valeric acids occurred within about 4 days but the recovery in milk fat content was not complete until 2–3 weeks had elapsed. 4. Although the intraruminal infusion of acetic acid in cows on the low-hay diet caused increases and decreases respectively in the molar proportions of acetic and propionic acids in the rumen, an increase in milk fat content was observed amounting to only one-quarter of the loss associated with the transfer to the low-hay diet; therem was no characteristic pattern of increase in the yields of the individual fatty acids of milk fat. No consistent effects of intraruminal infusions of butyric acid, in cows on the low-hay diet, on the yield of milk fat or of the individual fatty acids were observed.

scholarly journals Effects of ruminal administration of soy sauce oil on functional fatty acids in the rumen, blood and milk of dairy cows

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
Daiji Konno ◽  
Masanobu Takahashi ◽  
Ikuo Osaka ◽  
Takenori Orihashi ◽  
Kiyotaka Sakai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Latin Square ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Soy Sauce ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Conjugated Linoleic Acids ◽  
Soybean Processing

Objective: Soy sauce oil, a byproduct of whole soybean processing by the soy sauce industry, was evaluated as a source of linoleic acid for dairy cows for the purpose of manipulating the composition of milk.Methods: Eight dairy Holstein cows fitted with rumen cannulas were used for ruminal administration of soy sauce oil for a 28-day period using a 4×4 Latin square study design with 4 doses (0, 200, 400, and 600 g soy sauce oil/d).Results: Although dry matter intake and milk yield were not affected by soy sauce oil administration, ruminal concentrations of total volatile fatty acids and acetate were decreased, specifically at 600 g/d administration. While milk fat percentage was decreased with administration of soy sauce oil, proportions of linoleic, vaccenic and conjugated linoleic acids in the rumen, blood and milk were increased with increasing soy sauce oil dose.Conclusion: These results suggest that soy sauce oil feeding could be useful for improving milk functionality without adverse effects on animal production performance when fed at less than 400 g/d.

The relationship between milk composition and volatile fatty acids in the rumen in cattle

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 ◽  
pp. 194-194
Author(s):  
T. Yan ◽  
R. E. Agnew
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Empirical Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

It is well recognised that the fat and protein concentration in the milk of dairy cows is influenced by volatile fatty acids (VFAs) produced in the rumen. There has however been little information available on models to predict milk composition from rumen VFAs in the literature. The objective of the present study was to develop empirical relationships to predict milk fat and protein concentration using rumen VFA data.

The use of a calcium soap to alleviate milk fat depression in dairy cows when turned out to grass

1989 ◽  
Vol 1989 ◽  
pp. 140-140
Author(s):  
P.C. Garnsworthy ◽  
S.J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Diet Composition ◽  
Sudden Change ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Energy Concentration ◽  
Calcium Soap ◽  
Milk Fat Depression ◽  
Fat Feeding

When autumn-calving dairy cows are turred out to grass, the sudden change in diet composition, particularly the drop in fibre content, can frequently result in a depression in the fat content of milk. This depression can be minimised by feeding forages such as hay or silage to cows at grass but this will usually result in a decrease in the overall energy concentration of the ration, thus decreasing potential performance. In rations fed to dairy cows during the winter, milk fat content can be increased by the use of supplements containing fibrous sources of carbohydrate or fat. Feeding high levels of fat can be counter productive, due to its effect on fibre digestion, but calcium soaps have been found to have less effect on runen fermentation than free fatty acids.

scholarly journals Rumen microbiome structure and metabolites activity in dairy cows with clinical and subclinical mastitis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Wang ◽  
xuemei Nan ◽  
Yiguang Zhao ◽  
Mengling Wang ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Subclinical Mastitis ◽  
Udder Health ◽  
Pathogen Invasion ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Rumen Microbiome

Abstract Background: With high prevalence and complex etiology, bovine mastitis (BM) often causes serious damage to dairy cows’ health and milk quality. Although the shift in milk has been the main research interest on mastitis, recent studies have suggested that gastrointestinal microorganism has a crucial effect on the inflammation of the tissues outside the gut, such as mammary gland. However, studies related to the variation of rumen inner-environment during mastitis were limited. This study compared the differences of rumen microorganisms and metabolites under different udder health conditions, in order to investigate the correlation between udder health status and rumen microbiome structure and metabolites activity. Based on the somatic cell counts (SCC), California mastitis test (CMT) parameters and clinical symptoms of mastitis, 60 lactating Holstein dairy cows with similar body conditions (excepted for udder health condition) were divided into 3 groups (n = 20 per group): healthy (H) group, subclinical mastitis (SM) group and clinical mastitis (CM) group. Lactation and rumen fermentation parameters were detected, and rumen microbiota and metabolites were analyzed via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and untargeted metabolomics, respectively. Results: As the degree of mastitis increased, milk SCC and milk protein were significantly increased (P < 0.01). Milk yield, milk fat and lactose (P < 0.01), and rumen lactic acid (LA) (P < 0.01), acetate, propionate, butyrate, valerate (P < 0.001), total volatile fatty acids (TVFAs) concentrations (P < 0.01) and pH value (P = 0.024) were significantly decreased. In the rumen of CM cows, the significantly increased pathogens related to intestinal and oral inflammation, such as g__Lachnospiraceae_UCG-006 (P = 0.03), g__Moraxella and g__norank_f__Neisseriaceae (P < 0.01), etc., were accompanied by a significant increase in 12-oxo-20-dihydroxy-leukotriene B4 and 10beta-Hydroxy-6beta-isobutyrylfuranoeremophilane (P < 0.01). Meanwhile, in the rumen of SM cows, the g__Ruminiclostridium_9 (P = 0.04) and g_Enterorhabdus (P = 0.01) were increased with methenamine, 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde (5-HMF) and 6-Methoxymellein (P < 0.01). During mastitis, the decrease of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producing bacteria and intestinal probiotics in rumen, including g__Prevoterotoella_1 and g__Bifidobacterium (P = 0.03), etc., were significantly reduced, accompanied by a reduction in 2-Phenylbutyric acid (2-PBA) (P < 0.01).Conclusion: This study suggested that the microflora and metabolites associated with pathogen invasion, inflammatory response and rumen wall damage in the rumen of cows suffered mastitis were prominent.

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