• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.1118-1124
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• 2001

Fifteen lactating crossbred cows were randomly allotted to three groups of 5 each, and fed three isoproteinous concentrate mixture varying in RDP and UDP ratios, viz. 71: 29 (T1) and 58: 42 (T2) and 44: 56 (T3), along with green maize and wheat straw given as 2/3 and 1/3 of total roughage respectively, for a period of 120 days. The DM intake (kg/d) differed significantly (p<0.01) among the treatments as well as among the fortnights over a period of 120 days. DMI (kg/d) progressively increased from first to eighth fortnight in all the treatments. The daily DMI (% BW) was significantly (p<0.01) lower in T1 (2.37) than those of T2 (2.82) and T3 (2.67). The body weights of cows decreased up to 4th fortnight in T1 and up to 3rd fortnight in T2 and T3, then it showed an increasing trend till the end of the experiment in all the treatments. Cows in T1 lost 10 kg body weight but cows in T2 and T3 gained 23 and 12 kg the body weight, respectively. Both the milk and FCM yield differed significantly (p<0.01) among the fortnights. The FCM yield increased up to 2nd fortnight in all the treatments and thereafter, the FCM yield declined gradually as the lactation advanced. The FCM yield (kg/d) was significantly (p<0.05) higher in T3 (10.47) than in T2 (9.81) and T1 (9.68), however, milk yield, SCM yield and milk energy yield did not differ among the treatments as well as among the fortnights. Fat and protein % in milk increased as the lactation advanced. However, fortnightly SNF % in milk showed an irregular trend. The % fat, protein, SNF and total solids in milk differed significantly (p<0.01) among the fortnights. The % fat and protein in milk varied significantly (p<0.01) among the treatments, being lowest in T1 and highest in T3. The feed efficiency for milk production showed a non-significant variation among the treatments as well as among the fortnights, but increased with the increase in UDP level. It is concluded that by increasing the UDP level from 29 to 56 per cent of CP in the diet of medium producing cows, the milk production increases and cost of milk production reduces.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.404-413
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• 2008

Major objectives were to evaluate effects of three schemes of bST-supplementation of Holstein cows (142.8 mg/14 d, POSILAC) during the prepartum and/or postpartum periods through 63 d (${\pm}3d$) of lactation. Measures evaluated the potential of treatments to improve body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS), provoke changes in plasma concentrations of somatotropin (ST) and IGF-I, and improve milk yield, milk composition (percentages of protein and fat, and somatic cell counts), and several calving variables. Multiparous Holstein cows were randomly assigned to a $2{\times}2$ factorial arrangement of treatments (TRT) to give four groups (I = no bST, n = 26; II = bST postpartum, n = 25; III = bST prepartum, n = 27; IV = bST prepartum and postpartum, n = 25). During the prepartum period, cows in groups I and II were not supplemented but those in groups III and IV were supplemented every 2-wk beginning 21 d before expected calving date through calving. During the first 63 DIM only cows in groups II and IV were supplemented with bST. From 64 DIM through the end of lactation cows in all groups were supplemented with the full lactation dose of bST (500 mg/14 d). The BW and BCS were recorded weekly throughout the prepartum and postpartum periods and every 2-wk beyond 70 DIM. Blood samples were collected 3-times a week for analyses of ST and IGF-I. Milk yields were recorded daily though 150 DIM. Prepartum supplementation of bST did not affect BW or BCS, but mean concentrations of ST were increased 12.2% and were 15.5% greater at calving. Overall, mean concentration of IGF-I was not affected by treatment but concentrations were greater at 1 and 2 wk before calving in bST-supplemented cows. During the first 63 DIM the BW and BCS were not affected by treatment. Significant effects of bST-supplementation were detected on concentrations of ST, IGF-I and on milk yield compared to non-supplemented cows in group I. Postpartum concentrations of ST were greater in bST-supplemented cows (TRT II and IV; +41.9 and 54.6%). However, concentrations of IGF-I were greater only in cows in group IV (+25.9%) during the postpartum period. Overall, the three bST-supplemented groups had greater actual milk yield than the control group (I) during the first 63 and 150 DIM. The actual milk yields during 63 and 150 DIM were 6.5 and 4.6 kg/d greater for cows in group IV than cows in group I and the 305-d ME milk yield also was 15.6% greater. No adverse effects of TRT were observed on calf birth weight, colostrum immunoglobulins, ease of calving or other measures evaluated.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.268-272
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• 2015

The current study was carried out to determine the influence of different resting surfaces and stall types on milk yield and animal health. Study was carried out in Bursa that is one of the most important cities of Turkey in terms of dairy production. Effects of resting surfaces and stall types on milk yield were found to be important. Also influence of different resting surfaces and stall types on lactation length was examined and found that rubber mats were different from the two other options. Relationships between different resting surfaces or stall types and health problems were examined and connection between stall type and repeat breeding (RB), dystocia, retained placenta and a connection between resting surface types and RB and clinical mastitis were found to be important. Considering their economic reflections, it can be said that results are quite important to the Turkish dairy industry.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2013

본 연구는 홀스타인 젖소, 436,690두의 검정일 유량기록 총 4,366,900개를 이용하여 비유지속성에 대한 특성과 새로운 평가형질로서의 가능성을 조사하는데 있다. 1산차, 2산차와 3산차 이상의 평균 비유지속성은 각각 97.5%, 95.1%와 94.6%였으며, 최고 유량 도달 이후 비유지속성이 일괄적으로 감소하는 추세를 나타내었다. 분만 후 최고유량에 도달하는 평균 비유일수는 약 50일로 조사 되었으나 실제로 2차 검정(36~66일)시에 최고 유량에 도달하는 개체의 기록은 전체 자료의 33.2%에 불과하였다. 또한 1차 검정시에 최고 유량에 도달한 개체들의 비유일수에 따른 유생산량 변화는 2~4차 검정에서 최고유량을 나타내는 개체들의 변화와는 많은 차이를 나타내었다. 평균 비유지속성에 대한 유전력과 반복력은 각각 0.16과 0.35로 추정되었으며, 10차 검정시 평균 비유지속성에 대한 검정차별 유전상관을 보면 7차 검정시 이상일 때 0.91이상이었으며, 검정차수가 줄어들수록 유전상관은 급격히 감소하였다. Data I에 대한 Data II와 III의 육종가 상관은 각각 0.80과 0.72, 순위 상관은 각각 0.78과 0.71로 나타났다. 결과적으로 자료가 추가될수록 육종가 및 순위 상관은 낮게 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1682-1687
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• 2016

The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic parameters of milk protein yields in Iranian Holstein dairy cattle. A total of 1,112,082 test-day milk protein yield records of 167,269 first lactation Holstein cows, calved from 1990 to 2010, were analyzed. Estimates of the variance components, heritability, and genetic correlations for milk protein yields were obtained using a random regression test-day model. Milking times, herd, age of recording, year, and month of recording were included as fixed effects in the model. Additive genetic and permanent environmental random effects for the lactation curve were taken into account by applying orthogonal Legendre polynomials of the fourth order in the model. The lowest and highest additive genetic variances were estimated at the beginning and end of lactation, respectively. Permanent environmental variance was higher at both extremes. Residual variance was lowest at the middle of the lactation and contrarily, heritability increased during this period. Maximum heritability was found during the 12th lactation stage ($0.213{\pm}0.007$). Genetic, permanent, and phenotypic correlations among test-days decreased as the interval between consecutive test-days increased. A relatively large data set was used in this study; therefore, the estimated (co)variance components for random regression coefficients could be used for national genetic evaluation of dairy cattle in Iran.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 1994

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 1990년부터 1991년까지 국립종축원에서 사육한 Holstein종 159두에서 조사된 성적을 근거로 최소자승법을 이용하여 종모우(種牡牛), 분만계절(分娩季節)및 산차(産差)가 비유량(泌乳量)인 유량(乳量) 및 유지방량과 유조성분(乳組成分)인 유지율(乳脂率), 유단백질율(乳蛋白質率), 무지고형분율(無脂固型紛率)및 총고형분율(總固型紛率)에 미치는 효과(效果)를 추정하였던바 그 결과(結果)를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 비유량(泌乳量)에 있어서 유량(乳量)및 유지량(乳脂量)은 각각 $7,26.56{\pm}3,57.24$ 및 $230.95{\pm}43.56Kg$ 이었고, 유조성분(乳組成分)에 있어서는 유지율(乳脂率), 유단백질율(乳蛋白質率), 무지고형분율(無脂固型紛率) 및 총고형분율(總固型紛率)에 있어서 각각 $3.69{\pm}0.43$, $3.32{\pm}0.41$, $9.15{\pm}0.49$및 $12.75{\pm}0.96%$ 이었고, 변이계수는 유량, 유지량, 유지율 및 유단백질율에서 각각 18.68, 17.64, 11.88 및 12.34%이었다. 2. 종모우(種牡牛)의 효과(效果)에 있어서는 유량(乳量)과 유지량(乳脂量)및 유지율(乳脂率)에서 고도의 유의차 (P<0.01)가 인정되었으며, 유단백질율(乳蛋白質率) 및 총고형분율(總固型粉率)에서도 유의차 (P<0.05)가 인정되었다. 모우별(牡牛別)로는 유량(乳量)에서 B, L, 및 O 종모우(種牡牛)가 각각 7,571.22, 7,499.11 및 7,420.58Kg으로 가장 우수하였고, 유단백질율에서는 A, F 및 K 종모우가 각각 3.75, 3.64 및 3.65%로 다른 종모우에 비하여 높았다. 3. 산차(産差)의 효과(效果)에 있어서 유량(乳量)에서 고도의 유의차 (P<0.01)가 인정되었으며, 유지방량 및 유지율(乳脂率)에서는 유의차(P<0.05)가 인정되었고, 산차별(産差別)로는 유량(乳量)과 유지방량에서 3산차(産差)가 각각 7,634.54 및 274.98Kg로 가장 우수하였고, 유지율 및 유단백질율에서는 4산차 이상이 각각 3.90, 3.50%로 다른산차에 비하여 높았다. 4. 분만계절(分娩季節)의 효과(效果)에 있어서는 유량(乳量)에서 고도의 유의차 (P<0.01)가 인정되었으며 유지량(乳脂量), 유지율(乳脂率), 유단백질율(乳蛋白質率), 및 총고형분율(總固型紛率)에서 유의차(P<0.05)가 인정되었으며, 분만계절별(分娩季節別)로는 유량(乳量)에 있어서 봄과 겨울이 각각 7,310.31 및 7,364.57Kg로 우수하였고, 유단백질율에 있어서는 봄과 가을이 각각 3.68 및 3.52%로 우수하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.611-617
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• 2009

This study was aimed at a genetic evaluation of Iranian Holstein cattle for milk and fat yields and calculating daughter yield deviation (DYD) of bulls. The data file that was used in this research included 367,943 first three lactation records of 186,064 Holstein cows which calved between 1983 and 2006 in 11,806 herd-year-season groups. The model included herd-year-season of calving and age at calving as fixed effects and animal and permanent environment as random effects. Mean breeding values of cows for each year were regressed on birth year to estimate genetic trends. Genetic trends in milk and fat yields were greater for cows born after 1997 (59.38 kg/yr and 1.11 kg/yr for milk yield and fat yield, respectively). Animal evaluations were partitioned into contribution from parent average, yield deviation (YD) and progeny. DYD of bulls was calculated as described by VanRaden and Wiggans (1991). DYD provides an indication of the performance of the daughters of a bull without consideration of his parents or sons. Variance of bull DYD was greater than variance of their predicted transmitting ability (PTA). Correlation of bull DYD and PTA was dependent on the number of daughters and when this increased, the correlation of DYD and PTA was increased. Also as lactation number of daughters increased, the correlation of bull DYD and PTA was increased.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.1634-1637
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• 2001

Allantoin and uric acid were estimated in milk to study the association between the levels of these purine derivatives and milk production per day under given feeding regimens. Keeping the stage of lactation, parity and initial milk yield in view thirty lactating buffaloes were randomly selected from early lactating group. All the animals were fed 30 kg green, 2 kg straw and 5 kg concentrate mixture on per animal/day basis at basal level up to 8 1 produce. 1 kg concentrate mixture, soaked cotton seed and boiled cotton seed was fed for every 2 I milk, respectively in Group I (control), Group II and Group III animals. Average milk Allantoin and Uric acid levels were $120{\pm}11.7g/ml$ and $4.03{\pm}0.63g/ml$, respectively in milk. Cotton seed feeding enhanced the milk production significantly (p<0.01) in comparison to concentrate mixture fed control group animals. A significant difference (p<0.01) in milk allantoin levels was found over the different feeding management at higher level of production group animals. Study also revealed a significant negative correlation between the milk allantoin and production per day r=-0.43 (p<0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.1523-1526
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• 2001

To study the secretion of trace elements during early lactation, twelve lactating Murrah buffaloes were selected from the herd of the institute. The buffaloes were divided into two groups of six each. Buffaloes of group I were not injected and served as control. Buffaloes of group II received oxytocin injection (2.5 I.U.) intramuscularly for a period of five days for let down of milk. Milk samples were collected from both groups of buffaloes five days before, during and after the administration of oxytocin. Aliquots of milk samples from each buffalo were composited in proportion to their milk yield and used for analysis of trace elements in milk. In both the groups of buffaloes Cu, Mg, Fe, Zn and Mn contents did not vary significantly between animals. However, Ca levels varied significantly (p<0.01) between animals. Administration of oxytocin influenced (p<0.01) Cu, Mg, Zn, Fe and Mn secretion in milk. However, Ca secretion was not affected by oxytocin administration. Secretion of these elements also varied significantly during different days of the study. Zinc content of milk in the control group also varied significantly (p<0.01) during different days and periods of study indicating thereby no effect of oxytocin. The study indicated that administration of oxytocin increases Cu and Mn content and decreases Mg, Fe and Zn content without altering the Ca concentration of milk.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2004

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect of the diets supplemented with lard or prilled fat ($Carolac^{(R)}$) on lactation performance, plasma constituents and ruminal characteristics of Holstein cows under a warm climate. In trial 1, 18 Holstein cows, 14 primiparas at 43 DIM and 4 multiparas at 55 DIM, were randomly assigned into six $3{\times3}$ Latin squares, in which three dietary treatments were isoproteinous but varying in energy contents and three 21 d periods. The treatments were basal diet (Control), basal diet supplemented with 2.5% lard (LD), and basal diet supplemented with 2.5% commercial Prilled fat (PF). In trial 2, three rumen canulated pregnant nonlactating Holstein cows with 550 kg average body weight were allotted into a $3{\times}3$ Latin square design with diets same as in trial 1 were fed to the cows at the level of 1.5% body weight on dry matter (DM) basis. The results indicated that the DM intake did not differ among the treatments. Milk yield and 4% FCM yield were greater (p<0.05) in PF than in Control. LD and PF resulted in greater milk fat percentage. Protein, lactose and solid contents in milk were not different among the three dietary treatments. The concentration of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) in plasma was significantly greater in LD and PF than that in Control. However, the concentrations of triglycerides, urea nitrogen, and cholesterol in plasma were not significantly different among the three treatments. Although the ruminal molar percentage of isobutyrate in LD and PF was greater, no significant difference was observed in ruminal pH, NH3-N concentration and VFA production among the three treatments. Diet supplemented with fat can improve milk yield and milk fat percentage without resulting in disadvantages of ruminal characteristics in cows at early lactation and under warm climate.