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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2013.13096

Comparison of Mathematical Models Applied to F1 Dairy Sheep Lactations in Organic Farm and Environmental Factors Affecting Lactation Curve Parameter  

Angeles-Hernandez, J.C. (Maestria y Doctorado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Recusos Naturales, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico)
Albarran-Portillo, B. (Centro Universitario UAEM Temascaltepec, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico)
Gomez Gonzalez, A.V. (Departamento de Nutricion Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico)
Pescador Salas, N. (Departamento de Nutricion Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico)
Gonzalez-Ronquillo, M. (Departamento de Nutricion Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico)
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences / v.26, no.8, 2013 , pp. 1119-1126 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare the goodness of fit of four lactation curve models: Wood's Gamma model (WD), Wilmink (WL), and Pollott's multiplicative two (POL2) and three parameters (POL3) and to determine the environmental factors affecting the complete lactation curve of F1 dairy sheep under organic management. A total of 5,382 weekly milk yields records from 150 ewes, under organic management were used. Residual mean square (RMS), determination coefficients ($R^2$), and correlation (r) analysis were used as an indicator of goodness of fit for each model. WL model best fitted the lactation curves as indicated by the lower RMS values (0.019), followed by WD (0.023), POL2 (0.025) and POL3 (0.029). The four models provided total milk yield (TMY) estimations that were highly correlated (0.93 to 0.97) with observed TMY (89.9 kg). The four models under estimated peak yield (PY), whereas POL2 and POL3 gave nearer peak time lactation estimations. Ewes lambing in autumn had higher TMY and showed a typical curve shape. Higher TMY were recorded in second and third lambing. Season of lambing, number of lambing and type of lambing had a great influenced over TMY shaping the complete lactation curve of F1 dairy sheep. In general terms WL model showed the best fit to the F1 dairy sheep lactation curve under organic management.
Keywords
Sheep Milk; Lactation Curve; Organic Farming; Mathematical Models;
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