REDUCTION IN BODY CONDITION OF COWS AFTER CALVING AND THEIR LACTATION YIELD
Journal Title: Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Zootechnica - Year 2016, Vol 15, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of the magnitude of losses in body condition after calving and the duration of the period of its decline on yield in 435 standard lactation periods in Polish Black-and-White Holstein-Friesian cows kept in five barns. The magnitude of losses in body condition after calving and the duration of the period of its decline were estimated on the basis of monthly body condition scores in the 5-point BCS scale, and data pertaining to productivity were obtained from the SYMLEK system. It was determined that the greater the mobilization at the start of lactation of fat accumulated by cows before parturition, the higher was the production of milk, fat, protein and dry matter. The decrease in body condition score was less strongly associated with the basic composition of the milk obtained in the standard lactation period. Longer duration of the negative energy balance was also associated with higher yield of milk, fat and dry matter and with higher content of fat in the milk. Increased length of the period of body condition decline was accompanied by a decrease in protein content in the milk.
Authors and Affiliations
Danuta Borkowska, Ewa Januś, Robert Polski
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- EP ID EP374136
- DOI 10.21005/asp.2016.15.3.04
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