scholarly journals The Relationship Between The PIT-1 Gene at The Rate of Daily Milk Production and Some of Its Components in Buffaloes

2021 ◽  
Vol 923 (1) ◽  
pp. 012029
Author(s):  
Zinah Saad Zghairand ◽  
Hadi Awad Hassooni

Abstract This study was conducted at the College of Agriculture/University of Al-Muthanna for the period between 1/10/2020 until 30/6/2020, 60 buffaloes were used in the experiment with the aim of determining the genotypes and their distribution ratios for the PIT-1 gene. The genotypes were altered (P<0.01), which amounted to 18.52 and 81.48 respectively, and the allelic frequency was 0.10 and 0.90 for each of the two alleles A, B, respectively. Daily milk production and fat percentage were not significantly affected, milk protein percentage was significantly affected (P<0.05) in the eleventh week, reaching a maximum of 3.88±0.28 (BB), as well. Significant differences (P<0.05) were found in the percentage of genetic non-fatty solids in the first week of the study, with a maximum of 23.28 (BB). BB genotype.

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 426-427
Author(s):  
Excel Rio S Maylem ◽  
Martina Vargiu ◽  
Caleb Melton ◽  
Jesse Thompson ◽  
John O’Neill ◽  
...  

Abstract To determine the effect of Certillus on milk production, milk components and feed efficiency, primiparous (n = 13) and multiparous (n = 12) Holstein cows were assigned to one of two dietary groups starting from 8 to 120 days of lactation. The controls (n = 13) received regular TMR ration, and treated cows (n =12) received control TMR plus 2 x 109 cfu/head of Certillus (Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Waukesha, WI). Cows were housed in an open-air free-stall barn with 16 Insentec electronic feeders (8 feeders/group) to record daily feed events and intake (DMI). Cows were provided with ad libitum TMR fed twice daily and were milked twice daily. Milk samples were taken weekly during successive a.m./p.m. milkings and analyzed for percentage milk fat, protein, lactose, and milk urea nitrogen (MUN). Data were analyzed using a repeated-measures 2 x 2 factorial ANOVA. Daily milk production (4%FCM) was influenced (P &lt; 0.05) by treatment x parity, week and parity, averaging 11% greater (P &lt; 0.05) in Certillus-fed than control cows. Milk fat percentage increased (P &lt; 0.005) from 4.02 to 4.41 + 0.09% with Certillus feeding. Milk lactose was influenced (P &lt; 0.05) by week and treatment x parity. Milk protein was affected by week (P &lt; 0.001) only. Certillus decreased (P &lt; 0.05) MUN levels such that MUN was 1.0 mg/dL greater (P &lt; 0.001) in Certillus-fed than control cows. Feed intake was reduced by 9% (P &lt; 0.01) and feed efficiency (kg 4%FCM/kg DMI) was improved by 14% (P &lt; 0.05) in Certillus-fed versus control cows. We conclude that Certillus may hold potential as an effective direct-fed microbial to increase feed efficiency and milk production.


2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Młynek ◽  
Beata Głowińska ◽  
Ewa Salamończyk

The factors affecting the course of lactation and intensity of milk secretion include the condition and body weight, as well as chewing time. A little researched factor is also the cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) which has been suggested to have an anorexigenic function. This study sought to examine the dependent indicators of condition and chewing time on daily milk yield assessment in the context of the concentration of CART, glucose and ß-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) in blood. Higher CART levels contributed to shorter chewing time (min/day), lower body condition and lower body weight. Blood glucose concentration showed a stronger correlation with body weight and condition than with blood BHB concentration. An important practical aspect of the results is the relationship shown between CART and chewing time and the potential relation between daily milk production and chewing time. Importantly, the animals with lower daily milk production had relatively the highest concentration CART. This may suggest that this neuropeptide is indirectly involved in milk production, especially by shortening the chewing time. The obtained results help to better explain the mechanisms involved in milk secretion and the process of rumination and digestion. More research is required, but they also show important functions of other examined neuropeptides.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-477
Author(s):  
Soeharsono Soeharsono ◽  
Sri Mulyati ◽  
Suzanita Utama ◽  
Wurlina Wurlina ◽  
Pudji Srianto ◽  
...  

Aim: This study aimed to develop equations to predict daily milk production (DMP) based on linear body and udder morphometry of Holstein Friesian (HF) dairy cows. Materials and Methods: The experiment was conducted on 174 lactating HF dairy cows reared by farmers at different locations under similar conditions. The age, parity, and body condition score of experimental animals were limited to 0.25 of the standard deviation value above or below the average. The average DMP was based on farmers' records. Morphometry components, i.e., body length (BL); chest circumference (CC); front udder height (FUH), rear udder height (RUH); and udder circumference (UC) were directly measured using a tape; meanwhile, body weight (BW) was estimated using the Indonesia Winter formula. The relationship variables of morphometry components (body and udder morphometry) and BW on DMP were analyzed by regression. Results: The result showed no correlation (p>0.05) between CC and BW on DMP. Meanwhile, DMP obtained linear regression (p<0.05) with the mathematical equation: 1.30+0.11*BL; 13.90+0.41*FUH; 11.02+0.18*RUH; and 3.87+0.16*UC. Conclusion: This study shows that the DMP of dairy cows could be predicted based on their BL and udder morphometry.


1969 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-438
Author(s):  
Paul F. Randel

Two feeding regimes were compared using 13 lactating cows (11 Holstein- Fresian and two Brown Swiss) confined in corrals. The rations consisted of a conventional concentrates mixture and sorghum silage in treatment A, and of 22.5 percent sugarcane bagasse mixed with 20.0 percent molasses and 57.5 percent other concentrates (complete ration) in treatment B. The experimental design was a double-reversal with 10-week periods, each divided into a 3-week adjustment and a 7-week comparison phase, preceded by a 25-day preliminary period. During the 7 weeks of the comparison phase of the first of the three experimental periods, five cows on treatment A averaged 37.0 pounds of concentrates and 30.5 pounds of silage consumption daily, while eight cows on treatment B consumed an average of 48.0 pounds of the complete ration. Average daily milk production with these respective rations during the comparison phase in question was 53.1 and 56.9 pounds. No significant differences between treatments were found. Over the three experimental periods of the double-reversal, daily intakes averaged 36.6 pounds of conventional concentrates mixture, 30.2 pounds of silage, and 45.1 pounds of complete ration. On treatments A and B, daily milk production averaged 48.6 and 47.4 pounds; milk fat percentage, 2.85 and 3.23; milk solids-notfat percentage, 9.08 and 9.03; milk total solids percentage, 11.92 and 12.26; milk protein percentage, 3.53 and 3.43; and daily liveweight gain, 1.15 and 1.01 pounds, respectively. The difference between treatment means was significant for milk fat (P < .01) and milk total solids (P < .05) percentages. Since the complete ration resulted in productive performance comparable to that obtained with ad libitum consumption of conventional concentrates, it is concluded that the former is capable of sustaining milk production at nearly maximum capacity. Milk production on treatment B was also equal to that obtained in a previous experiment with a complete ration containing 7.5 percent less bagasse and 5.0 percent less molasses, and correspondingly higher proportions of soybean meal and shelled corn.


1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sipőcz ◽  
J. Schmidt ◽  
J. Sipőcz ◽  
Éva Cenkvári

The ruminal stability of Mepron M 85 and the effect of supplementation with Mepron M 85 on free methionine level of blood were studied in rumen-fistulated cows and rumen- and duodenum-fistulated growing bulls. In five rumen-fistulated cowsin situ69.5% and 64.6% of the methionine content of Mepron M 85 was found after ruminal incubation of 16 h and 24 h, respectively. Daily rations of the rumen-fistulated cows were supplemented with 15.0 g DL-methionine and 17.7 g Mepron M 85, which increased the free methionine level of blood from 13.64 (mol/L to 15.35 and 20.46 (mol/L, respectively, three hours after feeding. In the four rumen- and duodenum-fistulated growing bulls, supplementation with 15.0 g DL-methionine and 17.7 g Mepron M 85 increased the total methionine getting into the duodenum during 24 h from 14.99 g to 16.84 and 20.84 g, respectively. The influence of Mepron M 85 on milk production was studied in 35 pairs of Hungarian Fleckvieh × Holstein-Friesian cows. The animals were coupled on the basis of the number of finished lactations, milk production in the previous lactation, and the date of calving. Daily supplementation of 18.0 g Mepron M 85 increased daily milk production significantly (p < 0.05), by 1.24 litres. Milk fat content also increased significantly (from 3.10% to 3.19%, p < 0.05) in the experimental group. The supplementation did not influence milk protein content.


Author(s):  
M. Khomyn ◽  
I. Kovalchuk ◽  
S. Kropyvka ◽  
M. Tsap

The aim of research was to study the effect of different amounts of cobalt citrate produced by nanotechnology on biochemical processes in cows, their productivity and biological value of milk in the first two months of lactation. To achieve this goal the subsequent problems have been solved. We investigated the effect of different amounts of cobalt citrate on biochemical parameters of blood and milk of cows and controlled their average daily yield. The experiment has been conducted in 3 groups of cows (5 cows each) of Ukrainian black and white dairy cattle, analogue by body weight (590–620 kg), performance (6,5–6,8 thousand kg of milk per past lactation) and lactation (3–4 lactation). Unlike the control cows, animals experimental (ІІ) group for two months were fed by mineral supplements in the form of cobalt citrate in an amount of 19 mg Co/kg of dry matter of diet and research (ІІІ) – cobalt citrate in an amount of 34 mg Co/kg of dry matter of diet. Duration of cobalt citrate feeding of cows of research groups was 2 months. In all groups of cows the samples of venous blood were taken in preparation for feeding additives period and during 60 day of additives feeding period in order to determine the concentration of total protein, ceruloplasmin, sialic acids, hexoses bound to proteins and activity of amino transferases. The milk production has been controlled in days of sampling with the definition of daily milk yield per cow and taking an average sample for the determination of milk fat, protein, lactose, inorganic phosphorus and calcium. It has been established that the inclusion in the diet of cows of experimental (ІІ) group of mineral supplements contributed to an increase in animal blood total protein content by 11.9% (P < 0.05), inorganic phosphorus by 15.3% (P < 0.05) and hexoses bound protein by 8.8% (P < 0.05). Under these conditions milk content of inorganic phosphorus increased by 5.6% (P < 0.05) and average daily milk production increased by 4.5%. The use of mineral additives in third experimental group of animals within two months contributed to an increase in blood ceruloplasmin content by 5.1% (P < 0.05) and hexoses bound protein by 11.5% (P < 0.01). Mineral supplements promote 5.4% raise of average daily milk production and increase it to the lactose content by 0.10% (in absolute).


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adalberto Rosendo Ponce ◽  
Adrián Sánchez Gómez ◽  
Ángel Ríos Ortíz ◽  
Glafiro Torres Hernández ◽  
Carlos Miguel Becerril Pérez

Milk production under grazing conditions is carried out in the intertropical region of hot climates due to its low production cost. The Tropical Milking criollo breed (LT) is characterized by its hardiness in this region, and its high milk quality and cheese yield. Grazing supplementation can increase milk production; however, it can also change its chemical composition. The effect of supplementation with commercial feed in LT cows was evaluated concerning the quantity and physicochemical traits of their milk by lactation. The treatments used were feeding based only on grazing para grass (Brachiaria mutica) and grazing plus 1 kg supplementation with 20 % protein commercial feed for every 5 kg of milk produced daily. The daily milk production per cow increased from 5.82 ± 0.18 to 7.10 ± 0.18 kg due to supplementation. Dry matter intake was similar in both treatments. The concentration of fat, protein, lactose, non-fat, and total solids did not suffer modifications (p > 0.05), but the daily production of each component per cow increased in animals supplemented due to the multiplicative effect of the amount of milk. The number of calvings affected milk production, fat, and ureic nitrogen in milk, and somatic cell count (p ≤ 0.05). It can be concluded that the supplementation used in this study was enough to increase milk production by 22 %, without modifying its chemical composition.


2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Hossein Naeemipour Younesi ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Shariati ◽  
Saeed Zerehdaran ◽  
Mehdi Jabbari Nooghabi ◽  
Peter Løvendahl

AbstractThe main objective of this study was to compare the performance of different ‘nonlinear quantile regression’ models evaluated at theτth quantile (0·25, 0·50, and 0·75) of milk production traits and somatic cell score (SCS) in Iranian Holstein dairy cows. Data were collected by the Animal Breeding Center of Iran from 1991 to 2011, comprising 101 051 monthly milk production traits and SCS records of 13 977 cows in 183 herds. Incomplete gamma (Wood), exponential (Wilmink), Dijkstra and polynomial (Ali & Schaeffer) functions were implemented in the quantile regression. Residual mean square, Akaike information criterion and log-likelihood from different models and quantiles indicated that in the same quantile, the best models were Wilmink for milk yield, Dijkstra for fat percentage and Ali & Schaeffer for protein percentage. Over all models the best model fit occurred at quantile 0·50 for milk yield, fat and protein percentage, whereas, for SCS the 0·25th quantile was best. The best model to describe SCS was Dijkstra at quantiles 0·25 and 0·50, and Ali & Schaeffer at quantile 0·75. Wood function had the worst performance amongst all traits. Quantile regression is specifically appropriate for SCS which has a mixed multimodal distribution.


Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Ludwiczak ◽  
Joanna Składanowska-Baryza ◽  
Beata Kuczyńska ◽  
Marek Stanisz

The level of production and the physiochemical traits of rabbit milk affect the growth and the mortality of bunnies during lactation. The goal of the study was to analyze the effect of litter size and day of lactation on the quality traits of rabbit milk, milk production, and associative traits. The study was conducted on 32 Hycole does and their litters. The rabbit milk pH ranged from 6.61 to 7.46. The colostrum was characterized by the highest content of total solids (31.54 and 31.80 g kg−1) and fat content (15.73 and 15.9 g kg−1). The milk from the beginning of the lactation was characterized by the highest level of somatic cell count (SCC) (523.67 and 536.57 103 mL−1), which gradually decreased to reach the lowest level on days 17 and 21 of lactation. The daily milk production was greater for does nursing 10 kits per litter compared to those nursing eight kits per litter (p < 0.001). The peak of milk production occurred on day 17 postpartum. To conclude, the litter size has a clear effect on milk production as well as litter weight and litter weight gains. It is also important to note that the day of lactation affected the physiochemical traits of rabbit milk.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
D. N. Makau ◽  
J. A. VanLeeuwen ◽  
G. K. Gitau ◽  
S. L. McKenna ◽  
C. Walton ◽  
...  

There is a growing interest in protein supplementation of dairy-cow diets using leguminous shrubs. The study objective was to ascertain the association between diet supplementation with Calliandra calothyrsus and Sesbania sesban and milk production in dairy cattle on commercial smallholder farms. This trial involved 235 cows from 80 smallholder dairy farms in Kenya randomly allocated to 4 intervention groups: (1) receiving Calliandra and Sesbania and nutritional advice; (2) receiving reproductive medicines and advice; (3) receiving both group 1 and 2 interventions; and (4) receiving neither intervention. Farm nutritional practices and management data were collected in a questionnaire, and subsequent physical examinations, mastitis tests, and milk production of cows on the farm were monitored approximately monthly for 16 months. Descriptive and univariable statistical analyses were conducted, and multivariable mixed-model regression was used for identification of factors associated (P<0.05) with daily milk production. The mean milk production was 6.39 liters/cow/day (SD = 3.5). Feeding Calliandra/Sesbania to cows was associated (P<0.0005) with an increase in milk produced by at least 1 liter/cow/day with each kg fed. Other variables positively associated with ln daily milk production in the final model included feeding of Napier grass, amount of silage and dairy meal fed, body condition score, and appetite of the cow. Other variables negatively associated with ln daily milk production in the final model included amount of maize germ fed, days in milk, sudden feed changes, pregnancy, and subclinical mastitis. In conclusion, our field trial data suggest that use of Calliandra/Sesbania through agroforestry can improve milk production in commercial smallholder dairy farms in Kenya. Agroforestry land use systems can be adopted as a way for dairy farmers to cope with feed shortages and low crude protein in farm-available feeds for their cows.


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