scholarly journals Once-a-day milking: possible and profitable?

2002 ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Tong ◽  
D.A. Clark ◽  
C.V. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Stocking Rate ◽  
System A ◽  
Milking Frequency ◽  
Farm System ◽  
Jersey Cows

Once-a-day (OAD) milking offers a major opportunity to improve labour output on New Zealand farms. However few full lactation studies have been undertaken to investigate the effect of this strategy on the productivity of the farm system. A trial was established in 2000 to measure the effect of milking frequency and breed in farm systems where stocking rate was adjusted to equalise per hectare feed demand in different herds. There were four treatments: two herds of 35 Friesian and 42 Jersey cows, at 3.5 and 4.2 cows/hectare respectively, were milked OAD for the entire season. Another two herds of 30 Friesian and 36 Jersey cows, at 3.0 and 3.6 cows/ hectare respectively, were milked twice a day. A higher stocking rate was used for the two OAD herds in an attempt to compensate for the effects of the expected decrease in feed eaten. In the Jersey herd, milking OAD resulted in decreased milksolids (MS) yield per cow and per hectare of 22% and 9% respectively. In the Friesians the corresponding decrease was 31% per cow and 19% per hectare. OAD milking resulted in significantly higher protein and milksolids concentrations, and lower lactose concentration. Mean individual somatic cell count was significantly increased by OAD milking, despite the absence of any differences in levels of bacterial infections between herds. The reduction in MS yield per cow and per hectare was smaller for the Jersey herd than the Friesian herd, indicating that the Jersey cow is perhaps better suited to OAD milking. Keywords: farm system, Friesians, Jerseys, milksolids, milk composition, once-a -day milking, somatic cell count

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.

A Study on Somatic Cell Count of Jersey Cows

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Erdem ◽  
S. Atasever ◽  
E. Kul
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Jersey Cows

scholarly journals Effect of storage and separation of milk at udder quarter level on milk composition, proteolysis, and coagulation properties in relation to somatic cell count

2011 ◽  
Vol 94 (11) ◽  
pp. 5341-5349 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Forsbäck ◽  
H. Lindmark-Månsson ◽  
K. Svennersten-Sjaunja ◽  
L. Bach Larsen ◽  
A. Andrén
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Milk Composition

Somatic cell count as a monitoring system for hygienicmilk production in India: A review

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. V. Jadhav ◽  
S. B. Tarate ◽  
M. Bhuvana ◽  
D. N. Das ◽  
B. R. Shome
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Mammary Epithelial Cells ◽  
Somatic Cells ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Milk Quality ◽  
Mammary Epithelial ◽  
The Developed Countries

The major alteration in the milk composition due to mastitis includes presence of somatic cells (neutrophills, monocytes, macrophages and mammary epithelial cells), bactericidal and bacteriostatic compounds and certain enzymes. Antibiotic residue violation and presence of foodborn pathogens with/without their toxins is another threat of immense importance. These changes in the milk account for the deterioration of the milk quality, risk of health hazards and also its acceptance in the international market. Of all these components, milk somatic cells are the single most widely used indicator of the udder health and mastitis. Somatic cell count (SCC) is used as a system for measurement of milk quality internationally. Strict legislation for monitoring the minimum SCC level is followed to ensure healthy milk in most of the developed countries. This paper introduces the concept of ‘Clean White Revolution’ and reviews the importance of SCC as a measure to ensure hygienic milk production in India. It also emphasizes upon a need to strengthen the existing legislations concerned.

scholarly journals Associations between Leptin Gene Polymorphisms and Somatic Cell Count in Milk of Jersey Cows

2010 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Kulig ◽  
Marek Kmieć ◽  
Katarzyna Wojdak-Maksymiec
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Exon 2 ◽  
Jersey Cows ◽  
Intron 2 ◽  
Genotype And Allele Frequencies

A total of 181 Jersey cows were used to investigate how leptin gene polymorphisms affect somatic cell count (SCC) in milk. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped, namely the R4C polymorphism in exon 2, the Sau3AI polymorphism in intron 2 and the A59V polymorphism in exon 3. The genotype and allele frequencies for each polymorphism and the haplotype frequencies for all polymorphisms were estimated in the herd under study. Statistical analysis revealed that the R4C and Sau3AI polymorphisms significantly affected SCC (P &#x2AAC 0.01) with C and T as a desirable allele, respectively. No associations were found between the A59V polymorphism and SCC in this study. However, all the genotype combinations (haplotypes) significantly affected this trait. The results indicate that selection for the R4C CC and Sau3AI TT animals might contribute to a reduction of SCC in Jersey cattle.

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