Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary addition of sucrose, propylene glycol and Tween 80 (Polysorbate 80 : Non-ionic Surfactants) on pre-partum (21 d) and post-partum (21 d) nutrients intake, blood metabolites, occurrence of metabolic disorders, milk yield and its composition in Holstein cows. Two basal diets were formulated each for pre- and post-partum period. The diets were mixed daily and fed at ad libitum to transitional cows. Forty cows of similar parity and milk yield were randomly divided into four groups (ten animals in each). The cows in three groups were supplemented either with 280g of sucrose/day (SU), SU+64g propylene glycol/day (SUP) or SUP+50g Tween80/day (SUPT). The feed for the fourth group was not supplemented and this group served as control (C). Pre-partum DM, total digestible nutrients (TDN), and crude protein (CP) intake was similar in cows fed C, SU, SUP, and SUPT diets. Post-partum DM, TDN, and CP intakes were the highest with SUPT diet followed by SU, SUP and control diets. Pre-partum blood non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) concentration was noticed significantly higher in cows fed control diet compared to those fed SU, SUP and SUPT diets. The concentration of NEFA was similar at calving and during post-partum period across cows fed different experimental diets. Blood glucose and Ca concentration during pre- and post-partum periods were not significantly different in cows fed C, SU, SUP and SUPT diets. Milk yield (kg/day) was similar in cows fed different experimental diets. However, milk fat percent and 4% fat corrected milk yield were higher in cows fed SU diet (p<0.05) followed by SUP, SUPT and C diets. One case of ketosis was recorded in cows fed control diet however its occurrence was not observed in cows fed other diets. Occurrence of retained placenta and mastitis was numerically higher in cows fed control diet compared with those fed SU, SUP and SUPT diets. In conclusion, the NIS and propylene glycol feeding along with sucrose could improve the 4% fat corrected milk and fat yield in early lactating cows with significant reduction in NEFA and metabolic disorders during transitional period.
본 연구는 분만 전후 40두의 젖소에 무첨가, sucrose, sucrose+PG 및 sucrose+PG+NIS 복합제 첨가의 4 처리로 급여 시 사료섭취량, 산유량 혈중대사물질 및 대사성 질병 발생에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 사양시험을 수행하였는데, 주요 연구결과는 다음과 같다.분만전 건물섭취량은 처리 간에 차이가 없었지만 sucrose+PG+NIS 복합제를 투여하였을 때 대조구 보다 높았으며(P<0.05), sucrose 급여시 분만 후 3주 동안의 건물섭취량이 대조구에 비하여 유의있게 높았다(P<0.05). 혈중 glucose 함량은 처리 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었으나, 분만 전 21일 평균 NEFA 함량은 대조구에 비하여 sucrose+PG 혼합제를 투여한 처리구에서 유의있게 낮은 수준을 보여주었다 (P<0.05). 그러나 분만 당일 및 분만 후 21일 동안에는 처리 간에 유의적인 차이를 보여주지는 않았다. 처리구별 산유량에 있어서는 첨가제의 급여에 의한 차이를 보여주지 않았으나, 유지율에 있어서는 sucrose 급여구와 sucrose+PG+NIS 복합제를 급여한 구에서 대조구에 비하여 유의있게 높은 수준을 보여주었다. 그리고 4 % FCM에서는 대조구에 비하여 모든 처리구에서 유의있게 높았으며 (P<0.05), 대사성질병 발생은 대조구에서 첨가제 급여구에 비하여 다소 많은 개체에서 후산정체, ketosis 및 유방염이 발생하였다.본 시험의 결과에서 sucrose와 같이 단맛으로 기호성을 증진시켜주는 것과 에너지원으로 이용될 수 있는 PG와 함께 사료의 이용성을 높여줄 수 있는 NIS를 첨가하여 급여할 경우에 생산성을 높이고 대사성질병의 발생을 줄여 낙농농가의 생산성 향상에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.
