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Guerra A, Costa A, De Marchi M, Righi F, Simoni M, Manuelian CL. The effects of dietary iodine content, milking system, and farming practices on milk iodine concentration and quality traits. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:2143-2155. [PMID: 37977439 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Various management practices can influence milk quality traits in dairy cattle. As an example, an increasing investment in automatic milking system to substitute milking parlors has been observed in the last 2 decades in dairy farms which could have affected certain bulk milk quality traits. What is more, milking practices can also affect certain milk parameters; as an example, teat disinfectants containing I are used in commercial farms where pre- or postdipping is performed, leading to presence of some I in the bulk milk. However, this trace mineral is also supplied in cows' diet to fulfill their nutritional requirements, partly contributing to the milk I final concentration. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the sources of variation of milk I along with other traditional milk quality traits. A total of 91 dairy farms in northeastern Italy were enrolled in the study. In each farm, diet and bulk milk samples were collected on the same day for chemical analysis. Concentration of I, in particular, was determined in both milk and feed with gold standard. Pearson correlations were calculated among the traits available for milk and diet, and a general linear model was used to test significance of fixed effects (feeding system, milking system, farming system, herd size, herd stage of lactation, and sampling month) on milk quality traits including the I concentration. In the case of milk I, diet I and presence of I-based predipping and postdipping teat disinfect application were also tested as fixed effects. Results showed a positive linear correlation between milk and diet I content (correlation coefficient [r] = 0.78). Although milk I was also positively correlated with lactose content (r = 0.25), dietary I was not correlated with other milk traits. Milk I content was significantly affected by dietary I, I-based predipping teat disinfectant application, and herd composition. Compared with conventional farms, organic farms showed lower protein content and greater somatic cell score (SCS) but similar milk I. Milking system significantly affected only lactose content and SCS of milk. Sampling month was only significant for milk urea nitrogen and herd composition, feeding system, herd size, and herd average days in milk did not modify milk gross composition and SCS. In conclusion, dietary supply of I is the main factor affecting milk I concentration and findings suggest that I level in milk can be naturally improved in dairy cows by modulating the I content in the diet administered. However, further research is needed to evaluate the effect of I-based sanitizers on milk I.
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- Alberto Guerra
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
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- Group of Ruminant Research (G2R), Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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Visentin E, Niero G, De Marchi M. Assessment of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) for quantification of iodine in non-lyophilized milk. Food Chem 2023; 429:136892. [PMID: 37478602 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Iodine represents a fundamental element for human health, with particular regard to thyroid function. Dietary intake of milk naturally rich in iodine becomes of primary importance in the prevention of syndromes related to iodine deficiency. The concentration of iodine in milk is characterized by wide variability, mainly related to animal feed and level of mineral supplementation. Therefore, there is interest in the development of fast analytical techniques which are able to predict milk iodine concentration. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) for the prediction of iodine in cow milk. Results showed moderate accuracy of the ED-XRF technique, with a coefficient of determination in cross validation of 0.60. This study represents a first contribution towards the possibility to discriminate milk with high or low iodine concentration, as an essential preliminary step for the introduction into the market of naturally fortified milk.
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- E Visentin
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy.
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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Niero G, Visentin G, Censi S, Righi F, Manuelian CL, Formigoni A, Mian C, Bérard J, Cassandro M, Penasa M, Moore S, Costa A, De Marchi M. Invited review: Iodine level in dairy products-A feed-to-fork overview. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:2213-2229. [PMID: 36870838 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22599] [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: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The theme of iodine in the dairy sector is of particular interest due to the involvement and the interconnection of several stakeholders along the dairy food chain. Iodine plays a fundamental role in animal nutrition and physiology, and in cattle it is an essential micronutrient during lactation and for fetal development and the calf's growth. Its correct use in food supplementation is crucial to guarantee the animal's recommended daily requirement to avoid excess intake and long-term toxicity. Milk iodine is fundamental for public health, being one of the major sources of iodine in Mediterranean and Western diets. Public authorities and the scientific community have made great efforts to address how and to what extent different drivers may affect milk iodine concentration. The scientific literature concurs that the amount of iodine administered through animal feed and mineral supplements is the most important factor affecting its concentration in milk of most common dairy species. Additionally, farming practices related to milking (e.g., use of iodized teat sanitizers), herd management (e.g., pasture vs. confinement), and other environmental factors (e.g., seasonality) have been identified as sources of variation of milk iodine concentration. Overall, the aim of this review is to provide a multilevel overview on the mechanisms that contribute to the iodine concentration of milk and dairy products.
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- G Niero
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Via del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Agroscope, Division Animal Production Systems and Animal Health, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; Italian Holstein, Brown and Jersey Association, Via Bergamo 292, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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Visentin G, Berry DP, Costa A, McDermott A, De Marchi M, McParland S. Breeding for improved protein fractions and free amino acids concentration in bovine milk. J Anim Breed Genet 2022; 139:517-529. [PMID: 35485246 PMCID: PMC9546495 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Considerable resources are required to routinely measure detailed milk compositional traits. Hence, an insufficient volume of phenotypic data can hinder genetic progress in these traits within dairy cow breeding programmes. The objective of the present study was to quantify the opportunities for breeding for improved milk protein and free amino acid (FAA) composition by exploiting mid‐infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) predictions routinely recorded from milk samples. Genetic parameters for protein fractions and FAA composition were estimated using 134,546 test‐day records from 16,166 lactations on 9,572 cows using linear mixed models. Heritability of MIRS‐predicted protein fractions ranged from 0.19 (α‐lactalbumin) to 0.55 (β‐lactoglobulin A), while heritability of MIRS‐predicted FAA ranged from 0.08 for glycine to 0.29 for glutamic acid. Genetic correlations among the MIRS‐predicted FAA were moderate to strong ranging from −0.44 (aspartic acid and lysine) to 0.97 (glutamic acid and total FAA). Adjustment of the genetic correlations for the genetic merit of 24‐h milk yield did not greatly affect the correlations. Results from the current study highlight the presence of exploitable genetic variation for both protein fractions and FAA in dairy cow milk. Besides, the direction of genetic correlations reveals that breeding programmes directly selecting for greater milk protein concentration carry with them favourable improvement in casein and whey fractions.
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- Giulio Visentin
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.,Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland.,Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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