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Nogara KF, Busanello M, Horst JA, Zopollatto M. Influence of production level, number, and stage of lactation on milk quality in compost barn systems. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2024; 96:e20221063. [PMID: 38865506 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202420221063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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This study evaluated the influence of milk production, number of lactations, and days in milk (DIM) on the quality and composition of milk from dairy cows housed in a compost barn (CB) system. The study was carried out using a six-year database, counting 31,268 observations from 2,037 cows of European breeds. Multiparous cows showed higher fat and protein production. Lactose showed high levels for primiparous and the initial stage of lactation (4.65%) and was negatively influenced by somatic cell count (SCC). Milk urea nitrogen was higher (14.01%) from 106 to 205 days in milk, and the other components were higher at >305 days. Therefore, the solids content was higher in the first and second lactations due to the high contents of lactose, fat, and milk protein, but lactose was reduced over lactations. In contrast, high DIM increased SCC and concentrated solids due to lower milk production. The effect of milk production, stage, and lactation order on the composition and milk quality of herds housed in CB showed the same pattern as in other production systems.
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- Karise Fernanda Nogara
- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zootecnia, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Juvevê, 80035-050 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões/URI, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias, Rua Assis Brasil, 709, Itapajé, 98400-000 Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil
- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ/USP, Departamento de Zootecnia, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Agronomia, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Associação Paranaense de Criadores de Bovinos da Raça Holandesa, Rua Prof. Francisco Dranka, 608, Orleans, 81200-404 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zootecnia, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Juvevê, 80035-050 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Tshuma T, Fosgate G, Webb E, Swanepoel C, Holm D. Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Milk Urea Nitrogen Concentration. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13020295. [PMID: 36670834 PMCID: PMC9854532 DOI: 10.3390/ani13020295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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This study investigated the effect of ambient temperature and humidity on milk urea nitrogen (MUN) concentration in Holstein cows. Meteorological data corresponding to the dates of milk sampling were collected over six years. A linear mixed-effects model including a random effect term for cow identification was used to assess whether temperature and humidity were predictive of MUN concentration. Age, days in milk, temperature humidity index (THI), ration, milk yield, parity and somatic cell count were also evaluated as main effects in the model. A general linear model including all variables as random effects was then fitted to assess the contribution of each variable towards the variability in MUN concentration. Maximum daily temperature and humidity on the sampling day were positively associated with MUN concentration, but their interaction term was negatively associated, indicating that their effects were not independent and additive. Variables that contributed the most to the variability of MUN concentration were dietary crude protein (21%), temperature (18%) and other factors (24%) that were not assessed in the model (error term). Temperature has a significant influence on urea nitrogen concentration and should therefore always be considered when urea nitrogen concentration data are used to make inferences about the dietary management of dairy cows.
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- Takula Tshuma
- Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 04, Pretoria 0110, South Africa
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +27-12-529-8039
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- Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 04, Pretoria 0110, South Africa
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
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- Hatfield Experimental Farm, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
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- Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 04, Pretoria 0110, South Africa
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Rempel LA, Oliver WT, Miles JR. Early- and mid-lactation milk traits are associated with piglet growth during lactation. J Anim Sci 2023; 101:skad340. [PMID: 37776106 PMCID: PMC10563146 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023] Open
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Preweaning piglet growth is tied to milk quality and consumption. To determine the relationship of milk traits from parity 1-4 dams and piglet growth, early- and mid-lactation (day 2 and day 16) milk samples were collected from 48 litters and analyzed for protein, fat, somatic cell count (SCC), lactose, other solids (solids excluding protein and fat), total solids, and milk urea nitrogen (MUN). There were no interactions of parity by day therefore only main effects were tested. Milk volume and percent MUN were greatest (P < 0.05) from fourth parity dams. Nulliparous dams had elevated (P < 0.05) SCC. Several milk traits were different by day. Percent milk protein, fat, and total solids were greater (P < 0.05) from day 2 milk, while percent milk lactose and other solids were greater (P < 0.05) from day 16 milk. Each milk trait was categorically identified as high, moderate, or low at ¼, ½, or ¼ distribution, respectively. Mixed models were used to determine the association of individual milk traits with piglet lactation growth (gain calculated from body weights at birth, day 10, and day 25 weaning; WN). Moderate levels of day 2 milk protein were associated with the greatest (P < 0.05) gain during lactation in comparison to low and high levels. High levels of day 2 milk lactose and day 2 other solids were both related (P < 0.05) to piglet gain over the lactation period. Evaluation of day 16 milk traits with piglet gain over lactation indicated high levels of fat, other solids, and total solids had the greatest (P < 0.05) gain in comparison to moderate and low levels of each trait. Within phase of lactation weight gain, association of day 2 or day 16 milk traits with early weight gain (birth to day 10) or late weight gain (day 10 to WN) were performed. The greatest (P < 0.05) early weight gains were associated with moderate levels of day 2 protein, high levels of day 2 lactose and day 2 other solids, and low levels of day 2 MUN. High levels of day 2 milk lactose and day 16 milk fat were associated (P < 0.05) with piglet gain during late lactation (day 10 to weaning). Genetic selection or improved management that allows for favorable milk traits at critical periods of lactation for improved weight gain will improve pig production.
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- Lea A Rempel
- USDA, ARS, USMARCPO Box 166, Clay Center, NE, 68933, USA
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- USDA, ARS, USMARCPO Box 166, Clay Center, NE, 68933, USA
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AGPAT3 Gene polymorphisms are associated with milk production traits in Chinese Holstein cows. J DAIRY RES 2021; 88:247-252. [PMID: 34261571 DOI: 10.1017/s0022029921000546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The current study reports the identification of previously undiscovered single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the bovine AGPAT3 gene and further investigates their associations with milk production traits. Our results demonstrate that the major allele C of the SNP g.12264 C > T is positively correlated with test-day milk yield, protein percentage and 305-day milk yield. Importantly, in silico analysis showed that the C/T transition at this locus gives rise to two new transcription factor binding sites (TFBS), E2F1 and Nkx3-2. Polymorphism g.18658 G > A was the only SNP associated with milk urea nitrogen (MUN) with the G allele related to an increase in milk urea nitrogen as well as fat percentage. The GG genotype of SNP g.28731 A > G was associated with the highest fat and protein percentage and lowest 305-day milk yield and somatic cell score (SCS). The association between AGPAT3 locus and milk production traits could be utilized in marker-assisted selection for the genetic improvement of milk production traits and, probably in conjunction with other traits, for selection to improve fitness of dairy cattle.
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Atashi H, Hostens M. Genetic parameters for milk urea and its relationship with milk yield and compositions in Holstein dairy cows. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253191. [PMID: 34143805 PMCID: PMC8213141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The aim was to estimate genetic parameters for milk urea (MU) concentration and its relationship with milk yield and compositions in Holstein dairy Cows. Edited data were 90,594 test-day records of milk yield and composition collected during 2015 to 2018 on 13,737 lactations obtained from 7,850 Holstein cows in 50 herds. Random regression test-day model was used to estimate genetic parameters. (Co)variance components were estimated with the Bayesian Gibbs sampling method using a single chain of 400,000 iterates. The first 50,000 iterates of each chain were regarded as a burn-in period. Mean (SD) of MU was 23.03 (5.99) and 22.41 (5.74) mg/dl in primiparous and multiparous cows, respectively. Average heritability estimates for daily MU was 0.33 (SD = 0.02) ranged 0.29 to 0.36 and 0.32 (SD = 0.03) ranged 0.27 to 0.34, respectively, for primiparous and multiparous cows. The mean (SD) genetic correlation between MU and milk yield, fat yield, protein yield, lactose yield, fat percentage, protein percentage, lactose percentage, and somatic cell score was, respectively, -0.02 (0.03), -0.02 (0.01), 0.01 (0.04), 0.01 (0.03), 0.00 (0.07), -0.03 (0.04), 0.00 (0.01), -0.11 (0.06) in primiparous cows. The corresponding values in multiparous cows were -0.01 (0.02), -0.01 (0.03), -0.04 (0.04), -0.04 (0.04), 0.04 (0.04), 0.04 (0.07), -0.03 (0.09), 0.06 (0.11), respectively. The results indicate that selection on MU is possible with no effect on milk yield or compositions, however, relationships between MU and other important traits such as longevity, metabolic diseases, and fertility are needed.
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- Hadi Atashi
- Department of Animal Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Farm Animal Health, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Non-genetic effects on daily milk yield and components of Holstein cows in Morocco. Trop Anim Health Prod 2021; 53:224. [PMID: 33755808 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-021-02663-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to determine milk yield and constituents' levels of Holstein cows under Moroccan conditions and to assess the effects of environmental factors influencing them. Data including 93,815 test day records of 6343 Holstein cows in 162 herds were analyzed for milk yield, contents of fat, protein, lactose and solids-not-fat (SNF), milk urea nitrogen (MUN), and somatic cell score (SCS). Averages were 25.1 ± 7.33 kg/day, 3.54 ± 0.76%, 3.02 ± 0.34%, 4.89 ± 0.24%, 8.72 ± 0.36%, 17.6 ± 8.17 mg/dl, and 4.12 ± 2.06 units, respectively. The effects of herd and calving year were found to be significant on all the studied traits. Parity was determined to have significant effects on all analyzed traits, with the exception of MUN concentration. Milk yield, fat content, protein content, and SCS increased with parity, whereas lactose percentage decreased in later parities. Except fat and lactose contents, all the other studied variables were significantly influenced by calving season. Milk yield and MUN were highest for cows calving during humid season, whereas protein content, SNF content, and SCS tended to be higher in dry season. All the studied traits changed significantly according to stage of lactation. The peaks of milk yield and lactose content occurred between 35 and 65 days, whereas that of MUN between 95 and 125 days after parturition. Protein and SNF contents and SCS attained their lowest values between days 35 and 65, while fat content between days 65 and 95. It was concluded that these environmental factors should be taken into consideration if the milk yield and quality in Morocco is to be optimized.
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Tippenhauer CM, Plenio JL, Madureira AML, Cerri RLA, Heuwieser W, Borchardt S. Factors associated with estrous expression and subsequent fertility in lactating dairy cows using automated activity monitoring. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:6267-6282. [PMID: 33663844 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The objective of this observational study was to identify factors associated with estrous duration (DU) and intensity measured as the peak of activity (PA) change and subsequent fertility in lactating Holstein cows using a neck-mounted automated activity monitor (Heatime Pro, SCR Engineers Ltd., Netanya, Israel). Ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded hourly to calculate the temperature-humidity index (THI). A total of 5,933 estrus events from 3,132 cows located on 8 commercial dairy farms in Germany were used for this study. Farms participated in monthly DHIA testing. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed either by transrectal palpation [farm 1: 42 ± 3 d; farm 3: 40 ± 3 d; farms 4 and 8: 38 ± 3 d; farm 5: 43 ± 3 d after artificial insemination (AI)] or transrectal ultrasonography (farms 2, 6, and 7: 30 ± 3 d after AI). Estrous intensity was categorized based on peak activity of estrus into low (35-89 index value), and high (90-100 index value) PA. Overall, 73.5% of estrus events were of high PA. The mean (± standard error of the mean) DU was 14.94 ± 0.06 h. There was a strong correlation between DU and PA (r = 0.67). In the final statistical model, only PA was associated with pregnancy per artificial insemination (P/AI), with 1.35 greater odds of pregnancy for cows with high PA compared with cows with low PA. Increased THI 1 wk before AI was associated with shorter DU, lower PA, and decreased P/AI. A small percentage of cows (4.7%) showed short interestrus intervals (i.e., more than 1 activity peak within 7 d close to the event of estrus), resulting in reduced DU, PA, and P/AI. The change of weighted rumination was associated with DU and PA, as a lower nadir was associated with a greater risk for high PA and long DU. There was no association, however, between the nadir of change of weighted rumination and P/AI. Whereas milk yield and somatic cell count from the DHIA test date before AI were negatively associated with estrous expression, neither milk yield nor somatic cell count was associated with P/AI. Surprisingly, multiparous cows expressed estrus with longer DU (13.15 ± 0.31 h) compared with primiparous cows (12.52 ± 0.32 h), whereas PA did not differ among parities. Pregnancy per AI was greater for primiparous (29.4%) than for multiparous (22.1%) cows. An estrus event with long DU or high PA was more likely later in lactation. Milk fat, milk protein, milk urea nitrogen, and lactose from the DHIA test date closest to AI had no association with estrous expression or P/AI. In conclusion, DU and PA were highly correlated, and cows with high PA were particularly associated with greater odds for pregnancy. A negative association between estrous expression and P/AI was identified for increased THI 1 wk before AI and cows with short interestrus intervals using automated activity monitor.
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- C M Tippenhauer
- Clinic of Animal Reproduction, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Clinic of Animal Reproduction, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
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- Clinic of Animal Reproduction, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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Zhang H, Wang M, Jiang H, Cui Y, Xia H, Ni W, Li M, Karrow NA, Yang Z, Mao Y. Factors affecting the milk urea nitrogen concentration in Chinese Holstein cows. ANIM BIOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1163/15707563-17000099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In order to investigate the factors affecting milk urea nitrogen in Chinese Holstein cows, a large commercial dairy farm participated in a 30-month study. In this study, the mean milk urea nitrogen concentration was 11.75 mg/dl. The milk urea nitrogen reached its maximum value on day 90 of lactation for the first parity and the third or higher parities, but it peaked at the end of lactation for the second parity. The milk urea nitrogen of the first parity was lower than that of other parities. The milk urea nitrogen showed its minimum level in January, and reached its maximum in July. The milk urea nitrogen at the first month of lactation in cows calving in summer was higher than other seasons, while at the fourth month of lactation, the milk urea nitrogen of cows calving in autumn was significantly lower than in cows calving in other seasons. Positive correlations were observed between daily milk yield, net energy for lactation, crude protein and milk urea nitrogen for the first and third parities, but negative correlations were observed in the second parity. The milk urea nitrogen showed significantly positive correlations with fat content, total solid content and daily matter intake for all parities. A negative correlation was observed between milk urea nitrogen and protein content, with the exception of the second parity. For all data, as milk urea nitrogen concentration increased, milk protein content decreased. It has been recommended that milk urea nitrogen concentration should be evaluated in combination with parity, days in milk, season (or month), daily matter intake and dietary nutritional components, in order to improve the management and economic benefits of dairy farm.
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- Huimin Zhang
- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- 2Institute of Agricultural Products Processing, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315040, China
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- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- 3Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Fatehi F, Zali A, Honarvar M, Dehghan-banadaky M, Young A, Ghiasvand M, Eftekhari M. Review of the relationship between milk urea nitrogen and days in milk, parity, and monthly temperature mean in Iranian Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:5156-5163. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mucha S, Strandberg E. Genetic analysis of milk urea nitrogen and relationships with yield and fertility across lactation. J Dairy Sci 2012; 94:5665-72. [PMID: 22032390 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this project was to investigate the relationship of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) with 3 milk production traits [milk yield (MY), fat yield (FY), protein yield (PY)] and 6 fertility measures (number of inseminations, calving interval, interval from calving to first insemination, interval from calving to last insemination, interval from first to last insemination, and pregnancy at first insemination). Data consisted of 635,289 test-day records of MY, FY, PY, and MUN on 76,959 first-lactation Swedish Holstein cows calving from 2001 to 2003, and corresponding lactation records for the fertility traits. Yields and MUN were analyzed with a random regression model followed by a multi-trait model in which the lactation was broken into 10 monthly periods. Heritability for MUN was stable across lactation (between 0.16 and 0.18), whereas MY, FY, and PY had low heritability at the beginning of lactation, which increased with time and stabilized after 100 d in milk, at 0.47, 0.36, and 0.44, respectively. Fertility traits had low heritabilities (0.02 to 0.05). Phenotypic correlations of MUN and milk production traits were between 0.13 (beginning of lactation) and 0.00 (end of lactation). Genetic correlations of MUN and MY, FY, and PY followed similar trends and were positive (0.22) at the beginning and negative (-0.15) at the end of lactation. Phenotypic correlations of MUN and fertility were close to zero. A surprising result was that genetic correlations of MUN and fertility traits suggest a positive relationship between the 2 traits for most of the lactation, indicating that animals with breeding values for increased MUN also had breeding values for improved fertility. This result was obtained with a random regression model as well as with a multi-trait model. The analyzed group of cows had a moderate level of MUN concentration. In such a population MUN concentration may increase slightly due to selection for improved fertility. Conversely, selection for increased MUN concentration may improve fertility slightly.
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- S Mucha
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Chen Y, Andersson A, Mecklenburg M, Xie B, Zhou Y. Dual-signal analysis eliminates requirement for milk sample pretreatment. Biosens Bioelectron 2011; 29:115-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Revised: 07/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dyck B, Colazo M, Ambrose D, Dyck M, Doepel L. Starch source and content in postpartum dairy cow diets: Effects on plasma metabolites and reproductive processes. J Dairy Sci 2011; 94:4636-46. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Diurnal variations in milk urea, protein and lactose concentrations in Holstein dairy cows. ACTA VETERINARIA 2011. [DOI: 10.2298/avb1101003n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A compact miniaturized continuous flow system for the determination of urea content in milk. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:1525-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4052-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Revised: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chanchai W, Chanpongsang S, Chaiyabutr N. Effects of misty-fan cooling and supplemental rbST on rumen function and milk production of crossbred Holstein cattle during early, mid and late lactation in a tropical environment. Anim Sci J 2010; 81:230-9. [PMID: 20438505 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2009.00726.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Two groups of five crossbred 87.5% Holstein cattle were housed in normal shade only (NS) as non-cooled cows and in shaded housing with misty-fan cooling (MF) as cooled cows. The cows were treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) in early, mid and late lactation with three consecutive injections of rbST in every 14 days. Ambient temperatures and the temperature humidity index in the NS barn were significantly higher than those of the MF barn, whereas relative humidity in MF was higher than that of NS barn. The DMI of cooled cows were higher than those of non-cooled cows, and cooled cows exhibited more response to rbST treatment. Exogenous rbST significantly increased milk yield throughout lactation. The rbST-treated cows had higher total ruminal fermentation products as volatile fatty acid and ammonia nitrogen than the non-rbST treated cows and associated changes were greater in cooled animals in all stages of lactation. Exogenous rbST increased the concentrations of milk urea nitrogen in both groups. These results suggest that the changes in ruminal fermentation with greater production of total VFA and NH(3)N in response to rbST in crossbred cows whether under misty-fan cooling or not, is in part through an increase in feed intake, thereby making more substrate available to the mammary gland for milk synthesis.
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- Wilaiporn Chanchai
- Departments of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Cao Z, Huang W, Wang T, Wang Y, Wen W, Ma M, Li S. Effects of Parity, Days in Milk, Milk Production and Milk Components on Milk Urea Nitrogen in Chinese Holstein. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.688.695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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König S, Chang YM, von Borstel UU, Gianola D, Simianer H. Genetic and phenotypic relationships among milk urea nitrogen, fertility, and milk yield in holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2009; 91:4372-82. [PMID: 18946143 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aims of the study were to evaluate the relationships among milk urea nitrogen and nonreturn rates at the phenotypic scale, and to estimate genetic parameters among milk urea nitrogen, milk yield, and fertility traits in the early period of lactation. Milk yield, protein percentage, the interval from calving to first service, and 56- and 90-d nonreturn rates were available from 73,344 Holstein cows from 2,178 different herds located in a region in northwestern Germany. Generalized linear models with a logit link function were applied to assess the phenotypic relationships. Bivariate threshold-threshold, linear-threshold, and linear-linear models, fitted in a Bayesian framework, were used to estimate genetic correlations among traits. Milk yield, protein percentage, and milk urea nitrogen were means from test-day 1 (on average 20.8 d in milk) and test-day 2 (on average 53.1 d in milk) after calving. An increase in milk urea nitrogen was associated with decreasing 56-d nonreturn rates on the phenotypic scale. At fixed levels of milk urea nitrogen, greater values of protein percentage, indicating a surplus of energy in the feed, were positively associated with nonreturn rates. Heritabilities were 0.03 for 56- and 90-d nonreturn rates, 0.07 for interval from calving to first service, 0.13 for milk urea nitrogen, and 0.19 for milk yield. Service sire explained a negligible part (below 0.15%) of the total variance for nonreturn rates. Genetic correlations between the interval from calving to first service and nonreturn rates were close to zero. The genetic correlation between nonreturn rates was 0.94, suggesting that a change from nonreturn after 90 d to nonreturn after 56 d in the national genetic evaluation would not result in any loss of information. The genetic correlation between milk yield and nonreturn after 56 d was -0.31, and between milk yield and calving to first service was 0.14, both indicating an antagonistic relationship between production and reproduction. The genetic correlation between milk yield and milk urea nitrogen was 0.44, reflecting an energy deficiency in early lactation. The genetic correlations between milk urea nitrogen and nonreturn rates were too weak (-0.19 for 56-d nonreturn rate, and -0.23 for 90-d nonreturn rate) to justify the use of milk urea nitrogen as an additional trait in genetic selection for fertility, as demonstrated by selection index calculations.
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- S König
- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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Bach A, Valls N, Solans A, Torrent T. Associations Between Nondietary Factors and Dairy Herd Performance. J Dairy Sci 2008; 91:3259-67. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Park YK, Koo HC, Kim SH, Hwang SY, Jung WK, Kim JM, Shin S, Kim RT, Park YH. The analysis of milk components and pathogenic bacteria isolated from bovine raw milk in Korea. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:5405-14. [PMID: 18024731 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bovine mastitis can be diagnosed by abnormalities in milk components and somatic cell count (SCC), as well as by clinical signs. We examined raw milk in Korea by analyzing SCC, milk urea nitrogen (MUN), and the percentages of milk components (milk fat, protein, and lactose). The associations between SCC or MUN and other milk components were investigated, as well as the relationships between the bacterial species isolated from milk. Somatic cell counts, MUN, and the percentages of milk fat, protein, and lactose were analyzed in 30,019 raw milk samples collected from 2003 to 2006. The regression coefficients of natural logarithmic-transformed SCC (SCCt) on milk fat (-0.0149), lactose (-0.8910), and MUN (-0.0096), and those of MUN on milk fat (-0.3125), protein (-0.8012), and SCCt (-0.0671) were negative, whereas the regression coefficient of SCCt on protein was positive (0.3023). When the data were categorized by the presence or absence of bacterial infection in raw milk, SCCt was negatively associated with milk fat (-0.0172), protein (-0.2693), and lactose (-0.4108). The SCCt values were significantly affected by bacterial species. In particular, 104 milk samples infected with Staphylococcus aureus had the highest SCCt (1.67) compared with milk containing other mastitis-causing bacteria: coagulase-negative staphylococci (n = 755, 1.50), coagulase-positive staphylococci (except Staphylococcus aureus; n = 77, 1.59), Streptococcus spp. (Streptococcus dysgalactiae, n = 37; Streptococcus uberis, n = 12, 0.83), Enterococcus spp. (n = 46, 1.04), Escherichia coli (n = 705, 1.56), Pseudomonas spp. (n = 456, 1.59), and yeast (n = 189, 1.52). These results show that high SCC and MUN negatively affect milk components and that a statistical approach associating SCC, MUN, and milk components by bacterial infection can explain the patterns among them. Bacterial species present in raw milk are an important influence on SCC in Korea.
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- Y K Park
- Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and the BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Miglior F, Sewalem A, Jamrozik J, Bohmanova J, Lefebvre DM, Moore RK. Genetic Analysis of Milk Urea Nitrogen and Lactose and Their Relationships with Other Production Traits in Canadian Holstein Cattle. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:2468-79. [PMID: 17430951 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this research was to estimate heritabilities of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) and lactose in the first 3 parities and their genetic relationships with milk, fat, protein, and SCS in Canadian Holsteins. Data were a random sample of complete herds (60,645 test day records of 5,022 cows from 91 herds) extracted from the edited data set, which included 892,039 test-day records of 144,622 Holstein cows from 4,570 herds. A test-day animal model with multiple-trait random regression and the Gibbs sampling method were used for parameter estimation. Regression curves were modeled using Legendre polynomials of order 4. A total of 6 separate 4-trait analyses, which included MUN, lactose, or both (yield or percentage) with different combinations of production traits (milk, fat and protein yield, fat and protein percentages, and somatic cell score) were performed. Average daily heritabilities were moderately high for MUN (from 0.384 to 0.414), lactose kilograms (from 0.466 to 0.539), and lactose percentage (from 0.478 to 0.508). Lactose yield was highly correlated with milk yield (0.979). Lactose percentage and MUN were not genetically correlated with milk yield. However, lactose percentage was significantly correlated with somatic cell score (-0.202). The MUN was correlated with fat (0.425) and protein percentages (0.20). Genetic correlations among parities were high for MUN, lactose percentage, and yield. Estimated breeding values (EBV) of bulls for MUN were correlated with fat percentage EBV (0.287) and EBV of lactose percentage were correlated with lactation persistency EBV (0.329). Correlations between lactose percentage and MUN with fertility traits were close to zero, thus diminishing the potential of using those traits as possible indicators of fertility.
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- F Miglior
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada-Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1M 1Z3.
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Miglior F, Sewalem A, Jamrozik J, Lefebvre DM, Moore RK. Analysis of Milk Urea Nitrogen and Lactose and Their Effect on Longevity in Canadian Dairy Cattle. J Dairy Sci 2006; 89:4886-94. [PMID: 17106119 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(06)72537-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the phenotypic level of lactose and milk urea nitrogen concentration (MUN) and the association of these traits with functional survival of Canadian dairy cattle using a Weibull proportional hazards model. A total of 1,568,952 test-day records from 283,958 multiparous Holstein cows from 4,758 herds, and 79,036 test-day records from 26,784 multiparous Ayrshire cows from 384 herds, calving from 2001 to 2004, were used for the phenotypic analysis. The overall average lactose percentage and MUN for Ayrshires were 4.49% and 12.20 mg/dL, respectively. The corresponding figures for Holsteins were 4.58% and 11.11 mg/dL. Concentration of MUN increased with parity number, whereas lactose percentage decreased in later parities. Data for survival analysis consisted of 39,536 first-lactation cows from 1,619 herds from 2,755 sires for Holsteins and 2,093 cows in 228 herds from 157 sires for Ayrshires. Test-day lactose percentage and MUN were averaged within first lactation. Average lactose percentage and MUN were grouped into 5 classes (low, medium-low, medium, medium-high, and high) based on mean and standard deviation values. The statistical model included the effects of stage of lactation, season of production, the annual change in herd size, type of milk-recording supervision, age at first calving, effects of milk, fat, and protein yields calculated as within herd-year-parity deviations, herd-year-season of calving, lactose percentage and MUN classes, and sire. The relative culling rate was calculated for animals in each class after accounting for the remaining effects included in the model. Results showed that there was a statistically significant association between lactose percentage and MUN in first lactation with functional survival in both breeds. Ayrshire cows with high and low concentration of MUN tended to be culled at a higher than average rate. Instead, Holstein cows had a linear association, with decreasing relative risk of culling with increasing levels of MUN concentration. The relationship between lactose percentage and survival was similar across breeds, with higher risk of culling at low level of lactose, and lower risk of culling at high level of lactose percentage.
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- F Miglior
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada--Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, J1M 1Z3.
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Management, Feeding Practices, Milk Yield and its Quality in Korean Dairy Farms: a Survey. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2006. [DOI: 10.5187/jast.2006.48.3.479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Johnson RG, Young AJ. The Association Between Milk Urea Nitrogen and DHI Production Variables in Western Commercial Dairy Herds. J Dairy Sci 2003; 86:3008-15. [PMID: 14507038 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(03)73899-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A retrospective observational study was conducted using data from Dairy Herd Improvement monthly tests to investigate the association between milk urea nitrogen (MUN) concentration and milk yield, milk protein, milk fat percentage, SCC, and parity for commercial Holstein and Jersey herds in Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Mean MUN for Holstein cows was 15.5 mg/ dl (5.5 mmol/L) MUN and 14.1 mg/dl (5.0 mmol/L) for Jersey cows. Mean MUN, categorized by 30-d increments of days in milk (DIM), paralleled changes in milk values and followed a curvilinear shape. For Holstein cows, concentrations of MUN were different among lactation groups 1, 2, and 3+ for the first 90 DIM for Holsteins. Overall, concentrations of MUN were lower during for the first 30 DIM compared with all other DIM categories for both Holstein and Jersey cows. Multivariate regression models of MUN by milk protein showed that as the milk protein percentage increased, MUN concentration decreased; however, models for Jersey cows showed that MUN did not decrease significantly until above 3.4% milk protein. Milk fat percentage also decreased as MUN increased, but by only 1 mg/dl MUN over the range of 2.2 to 5.8% milk fat. Somatic cell count showed a negative relationship with MUN. Holstein cows with milk protein percentage >3.2% had lower MUN compared with cows having milk protein <3.2% for milk yields from 27.3 to 54.5 kg/d and lower than cows having a milk protein <3.0% for milk yield of 54.5 to 63.6 kg/d. In Jersey cows, MUN concentrations were not different among milk protein percentage categorized by milk yield. This study found that MUN was inversely associated with milk protein percentage and paralleled change in milk yield over time.
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- R G Johnson
- Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, Logan 84322, USA
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Wood GM, Boettcher PJ, Jamrozik J, Jansen GB, Kelton DF. Estimation of genetic parameters for concentrations of milk urea nitrogen. J Dairy Sci 2003; 86:2462-9. [PMID: 12906064 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(03)73840-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this study was to use field data collected by dairy herd improvement programs to estimate genetic parameters for concentrations of milk urea nitrogen (MUN). Edited data were 36,074 test-day records of MUN and yields of milk, fat, and protein obtained from 6102 cows in Holstein herds in Ontario, Canada. Data were divided into three sets, for the first three lactations. Two analyses were performed on data from each lactation. The first procedure used ANOVA to estimate the significance of the effects of several environmental factors on MUN. Herd-test-day effects had the most significant impact on MUN. Effects of stage of lactation were also important, and MUN levels tended to increase from the time of peak yield until the end of lactation. The second analysis used a random regression model to estimate heritabilities and genetic correlations of MUN and the yield traits. Heritability estimates for MUN in lactations one, two, and three were 0.44, 0.59, and 0.48, respectively. Heritabilities for the yield traits were of a similar magnitude. Little relationship was observed between MUN and yield. Raw phenotypic correlations were all <0.10 (absolute value). Genetic correlations with production traits were close to zero in lactations one and three and only slightly positive in lactation two. The results indicate that selection on MUN is possible, but relationships between MUN and other economically important traits such as metabolic disease and fertility are needed.
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- G M Wood
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
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Arunvipas P, Dohoo IR, VanLeeuwen JA, Keefe GP. The effect of non-nutritional factors on milk urea nitrogen levels in dairy cows in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Prev Vet Med 2003; 59:83-93. [PMID: 12719019 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5877(03)00061-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We determined the effects of non-nutritional factors such as breed, parity, days in milk (DIM), milk production, milk quality and milk components on milk urea nitrogen (MUN) concentration. A total of 177 dairy farms in Prince Edward Island containing 10,688 lactating dairy cows participated in the project. Individual-cow milk samples (n=68,158) were collected monthly from July 1999 to June 2000 from each farm. MUN was measured using a Fossomatic 4000 Milkoscan Analyzer at the PEI Milk Quality Laboratory. Descriptive statistics for MUN, parity, DIM, and test-day milk yield, fat and protein were calculated. Mixed linear-regression models were used; "cow" and "herd" were included as random effects to control for the effect of clustering of MUN test dates within cow, and clustering of cows within herd, respectively. The MUN was lower during the first month of lactation, peaked at 4 months of lactation, and decreased later in lactation. A positive relationship existed between MUN concentration and milk yield, while negative relationships with milk protein% and linear score were observed. A quadratic relationship existed between milk fat% and MUN concentration, with higher MUN occurring at mid-range fat percentages. The variation at the herd and cow levels in the model were 19.7 and 19.0%, respectively; while the variation at the test date level was 61.3%. The non-nutritional factors studied explained 13.3% of the variation in MUN.
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- P Arunvipas
- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), 550 University Avenue, PEI, C1A 4P3, Charlottetown, Canada.
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The purpose of this study was to estimate the amount of variation in milk urea nitrogen (MUN) concentrations attributable to test-day, individual cow, and herd effects and to describe factors associated with MUN measurements in Ohio dairy herds. The data came from 24 Holstein herds, half of which were classified as low producing (LP) [rolling herd average (RHA) milk production < 7,258 kg] and half as high producing (HP) herds (RHA production > 10,433 kg). MUN concentration was measured from cow's monthly test-day milk samples. The data were analyzed using multilevel modeling technique in MLwiN, separately for LP and HP herds. The unadjusted mean MUN was 13.9 mg/dl for the HP herds and 11.3 mg/dl for the LP herds. The variance structure was different between the two groups. Most of the variability was found at test-day level in the LP herds, but at herd level in HP herds. MUN was lowest during the first month of lactation, and also season was associated with MUN in both groups. Test-day milk yield, milk fat percentage, and SCC were associated with MUN in the HP herds. With significant explanatory variables in the model, proportionally more of the variation was explained at herd level and less at test day level in both groups. Lower variability in MUN between test days in the HP herds may indicate more consistent day-to-day feeding and management within a herd. The great variability between test days should be considered when interpreting MUN and samples should be collected at the same time of the day to minimize day-to-day variability.
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- P J Rajala-Schultz
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, A100L Sisson Hall, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Rajala-Schultz PJ, Frazer GS, Wittum TE. Association between milk urea nitrogen and fertility in Ohio dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2001; 84:482-9. [PMID: 11233033 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(01)74498-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between milk urea nitrogen (MUN) and fertility of dairy cows using field data. The data came from 24 dairy herds belonging to Ohio Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative Inc. Reproductive data and MUN measurements from cows that calved between June 1998 and May 1999 and that had been bred at least once were included in the study. Survival analysis, using the Cox proportional hazards model, was performed and days from calving to conception or to the end of the study was used as the outcome. Cows that had not been reported pregnant during the study were considered censored. The mean of monthly MUN values of cows before conception (or the end of the study for censored cows) was used to reflect the MUN status of a cow. Animals were categorized into quartiles based on MUN values in these data. Parity, calving season, peak milk yield, number of services, and herd were included in the models as fixed effects. Cows with MUN levels below 10.0 were 2.4 times more likely and cows with MUN levels between 10.0 and 12.7 mg/dl were 1.4 times more likely to be confirmed pregnant than cows with MUN values above 15.4 mg/dl. Our results indicate that increasing MUN levels appear to be negatively related to dairy cow fertility and are associated with a lower risk of detectable pregnancy at herd checks. They also suggest that the levels of MUN that are adversely associated with fertility might be lower than reported earlier.
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- P J Rajala-Schultz
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
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