Mortality of Swamp Buffalo Calves during the Lactation Period

AbstractIn experiment 1, three male calves of Vietnamese cattle and three maleVietnamese swamp buffalo calves were weaned after receiving colostrum and reared by bottle feeding of milk. During the 1st month the animal did not have access to solid food. Urine was collected to determine differences in endogenous excretion of purine between the two types of animal. After that they were given access to equal amount of solid food for 2 months to stimulate rumen development, urine was again collected to determine the differences in purine excretion. In experiment 2, the same animals were given milk mixed with purines in three treatments (0, 1·7 and 3·4 g/day). The same animals were used in experiment 3 for intravenous allantoin infusion, to test the effect of purines themselves introduced into the plasma.The results showed that in period 1 of experiment 1 there was no significant difference in purine excretion between the two types of animal. The excretion being 0·65 mmol/kg M 0·75 for cattle and 0·69 mmol/kg M 0·75for buffaloes calves, respectively. For period 2, after rumen development there were significant differences between two types of animal. The excretion from buffaloes (0·26 mmol/kg M0·75) being less than half that of cattle (0·69 mmol/kg M 0·75).In experiment 2 the regression of purine excretion mmol/day (y) was y=0·6279x+9·1496 for cattle calves and y=0·2618x+5·8594 for buffalo calves where x was the purine given.In experiment 3, from each mmol of allantoin infusion, the recovery was about 0·70 in cattle but only half (0·32) in buffaloes ( P<0·01).It is clearly shown that the difference in purine derivative excretion occur only after rumen development It is suggested that glomerular filtration rate may be lower in buffaloes than cattle leaving more time in the blood thus more time for recycling to the rumen and metabolized by bacteria or the permeability from the blood to the rumen is greater in buffaloes than cattle.

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Effects ofLasia spinosaThw. on growth rate and reproductive hormone of weaned Swamp buffalo and Murrah X Swamp buffalo calves

Italian Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.532 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 6 (sup2) ◽

pp. 532-535

Author(s):

W. Suthikrai ◽

R. Jintana ◽

S. Sophon ◽

R. Hengtakulsin ◽

V. Usawang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Reproductive Hormone ◽

Buffalo Calves ◽

Swamp Buffalo

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Ultrasonography of udder parenchymal tissue of Murrah and Swamp buffalo calves

Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner ◽

10.14334/jitv.v22i2.1629 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

Mokhamad Fakhrul Ulum ◽

Hammada Raudlowi ◽

Rantan Krisnan

Keyword(s):

Mammary Gland ◽

Health Status ◽

Animal Production ◽

Buffalo Calves ◽

Murrah Buffalo ◽

Parenchymal Tissue ◽

Swamp Buffalo ◽

Left Front ◽

Fat Pads ◽

Research Institute

The examination of udder through a parameter such as parenchymal tissue (PAR) and mammary fat pads (MFP) can be used to evaluate health status and the development of mammary gland. This research was conducted to evaluate the PAR and MFP of Murrah (n=4) and Swamp (n=4) buffalo heifer calve udder using brightness-mode ultrasonography transcutaneously. Eight buffalo consisted of Murrah (n=4) and Swamp (n=4) buffalo aged of six months old reared at Indonesian Research Institute for Animal Production, Ciawi, Bogor were used this study. Ultrasonography imaging was performed on the udder nipple for the four quarters: left front, left back, right front, and right back. The ultrasonography image was evaluated and then assessed for score, echogenicity and PAR area on MFP. The results showed that sonogram PAR was aniconic to hypoechoic, while the MFP was hypoechoic to hyperechoic. Even though there was a variation in the four quarters of udder, Murrah buffalo calve had the highest (P>0.05) value of score, echogenicity, and PAR area compared to the Swamp buffalo.

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Effect of Breed and Some Non - Genetic Factors on Milk Production and Some Proportions of Its Chemical Components in Two Breeds of Local Sheep

Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences (QJAS) (P-ISSN 2077-5822 E-ISSN 2617-1479) ◽

10.33794/qjas.vol10.iss1.102 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 227-231

Author(s):

Rahman Hussein AL-Qasimi ◽

Shatha Mohammed Abbas ◽

Allawi L.D. AL-Khauzai

Keyword(s):

Milk Production ◽

Genetic Factors ◽

Chemical Components ◽

Lactation Period ◽

Production Traits ◽

Milk Production Traits ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Awassi Sheep ◽

Total Milk ◽

Milk Components

The study was carried out on 19 ewes of local Awassi sheep and 12ewes local Arabi sheep in the Al-kafeel sheep station Karbala, to determine the effect of breed and some non-genetic factors such as (sex of the lamb, type of birth, age and weight of ewes at birth) on daily and total milk production and lactation period and some of milk components (fat, protein and lactose). The results showed that a significant effect (P <0.05) of the breed on milk production traits where Awassi sheep recorded the highest mean (0.91 kg , 101.63 kg , 104.86 day) compared to the Arabi sheep she was means (0.77 kg , 88.15 kg , 99.15 day) respectively. As well as in proportions of milk components with mean( 5.1 , 4.90 , 5.51) % respectively compared to the Arabi sheep (4.70 . 4.20 . 4.89) ewes with male lambs also exceeded superior ewes with female lambs in daily and total milk production and the lactation period the sex of the lamb did not affect the proportions of milk components the weight of the ewes had a significant effect (P <0.05) in milk production attributes with superior weight of ewes on lower ewes and did not affect the proportions of milk ingredients except for lactose. The type of birth and the age of the ewes did not have a significant effect in all the studied traits except for the superiority (P<0.05) of young ewes on age ewes in the fat percentage of milk.

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Relationships among macro-minerals, other selected serum markers of bone profile and milk components of dairy cows during late-lactation

Annals of Animal Science ◽

10.2478/aoas-2020-0094 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Ryszard Mordak ◽

Zbigniew Dobrzański ◽

Robert Kupczyński

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cows ◽

Milk Fat ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Inorganic Phosphorus ◽

Serum Markers ◽

Laboratory Diagnostics ◽

Lactation Period ◽

Milk Samples ◽

Milk Components ◽

Macro Mineral

AbstractTesting blood and milk parameters as well as analysing the relationships among these markers is very useful for monitoring the internal homeostasis and health in high-yielding dairy cows during various production periods. The aim of the study was to assess the correlations (relationships) among macro-minerals, such as calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), other selected bone profile markers, such as total protein (TP), albumin, activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) measured in serum and selected milk components such as number of somatic cells (SCC), colony-forming units (CFU), milk fat (MF), milk protein (MP), milk lactose (ML), dry matter (DM), non-fat dry matter (FDM) and milk production in late-lactation cows. Both blood and milk samples were collected from 11 clinically healthy milking cows during the late-lactation period. The cows were examined once a day for 3 consecutive days resulting in 33 sets of blood and milk samples for laboratory and statistical analysis. Significant correlations were observed between: Mg and MP, Mg and FDM, ALP and SCC, TP and SCC, TP and MP, TP and FDM, albumin and MP, albumin and FDM, P and Mg, Mg and albumin, and between TP and albumin. When monitoring macro-mineral homeostasis and mammary gland health, especially in intensively fed high-yielding dairy cows correlations between these markers should be considered. The revealed correlations can allow for deeper comparative laboratory diagnostics of homeostasis and can be especially useful for laboratory monitoring of the potential risk of subclinical macro-mineral deficiency in high-yielding dairy cows.

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