scholarly journals The biological significance of differences in cows and sows colostrum and milk composition

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Kirovski ◽  
Ivan Vujanac ◽  
Radisa Prodanovic ◽  
Miloje Djuric ◽  
Zeljko Sladojevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Fat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Mammary Glands ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Postnatal Life ◽  
Holstein Breed ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Igf I ◽  
Protein Milk

The objective of this work was to compare the composition of colostrum and milk of cows and sows (content of dry matter, protein, milk fat and lactose, concentration of IGF-I and insulin) in samples taken on the first, second, third and seventh day after parturition, and then based on the differences in composition to determine a biological significance of nutrition of newborn during the earliest stages of their life. The investigation inluded 14 cows of Holstein breed and 14 sows of Landrace breed. The content of dry matter and the concentration of proteins in both colostrum and milk samples were statistically significantly higher in regard to sows mammary glands secretion, taken on the first day after the parturition (p<0,01 and p<0,001, individually), but their decrease in mammary glands secretion was more pronounced in the cows than the sows, during the first seven days. The concentration IGF-I was statistically significantly higher in the cows colostrum and milk in regard to the sows during the whole investigation period, while the concentration of insulin was significantly higher in the sows in regard to the cows during the same period. The concentrations of milk fat and lactose in cows milk samples were significantly lower in regard to the sows in all period of the study. On the basis of the obtained results, it can be concluded that there are significant differences in the composition of milk and colostrum of both the investigated animal species. The differences are probably the result of evolutionary adaptation of mammal gland function to nutrition, energy and protection requirements of these young animals in their early postnatal life.

Use of recorded nursing grunts during lactation in two breeds of sows. II. Effects on sow performance and mammary development

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Farmer ◽  
K. Fisette ◽  
S. Robert ◽  
H. Quesnel ◽  
J. P. Laforest
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Mammary Glands ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Cell Number ◽  
Mammary Development ◽  
Mammary Cell ◽  
Lactating Sows ◽  
Igf I ◽  
Total Dna ◽  
Group 1

Primiparous lactating sows of two different genotypes [42 Genex-Meishan hybrid (MH) and 42 Yorkshire-Landrace (YL)] were exposed to recorded nursing grunts played at different intervals, and the effects on sow performance and mammary growth were studied. Sows within each breed were divided in three groups (n = 14 for each group): (1) no playbacks (control), (2) playbacks at 35-min interv als (GR35), and (3) playbacks at 40-min intervals (GR40). Recordings were played from day 110 of gestation to day 28 of lactation. Litter size was standardized to 10 ± 1 pigs within 48 h postpartum, and weight and backfat thickness of sows were recorded on day 110 of gestation, and on days 2 and 27 of lactation. Sow feed and water intakes were recorded throughout lactation. Milk samples were obtained from all sows on day 27 postpartum and jugular blood samples were obtained on day 28 for measurement of IGF -I and prolactin concentrations. Sows were slaughtered on day 28 of lactation and their mammary glands were excised to perform compositional analyses. Ovaries were also collected. The MH sows weighed less (P < 0.01) and had more backfat (P < 0.01) than YL sows. Milk from MH sows contained more dry matter (P < 0.05) and more lactose (P < 0.05) than that from YL sows. Mammary parenchymal tissue weighed less (P < 0.05) and contained less total protein (P = 0.01) and total DNA (P < 0.01) in MH than in YL sows. Sows in GR35 also had more total parenchymal DNA (P < 0.05) than control sows. Circulating concentrations of IGF-I and prolactin were not affected by breed or treatment (P > 0.1) whereas ovaries were heavier (P < 0.01) in control MH than in control YL ows. Therefore, playbacks of nursing grunts at 35-min intervals throughout lactation increased total mammary cell number without affecting hormonal or milk composition status. Key words: Auditory stimulus, lactation, mammary development, Meishan, milk, sows

PSIV-11 Effects of feeding a 50% cranberry vine pellet on milk components during lactation in sheep

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 300-300
Author(s):  
Delaney Smith ◽  
Michael Thonney ◽  
Katherine Petersson ◽  
Maria L Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Milk Protein ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Cell Analysis ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Periparturient Period ◽  
Milk Components ◽  
Effect Of Feeding

Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the effect of feeding cranberry vine (CV) on milk components during early lactation as part of a larger study on the antiparasitic efficacy of CV supplementation on ewes during the periparturient period. Ewes were fed a 50% CV pellet (CVP; n = 12) or a control pellet (CON; n = 13) beginning at 102±1 d of pregnancy until d 65±1 postpartum. The CV pellet fed was formulated to be equivalent in digestible dry matter to the control pellet. BW was determined weekly during the study and milk samples were collected weekly during lactation. Data were analyzed in SAS with repeated measures. Ewe BW were similar at the start of study (180.36lbs ± 4.70lbs; P = 0.43) however by wk 8 postpartum CVP ewes weighed less than CON ewes (CON: 212.31lbs±7.86lbs; CVP: 185.58lbs±8.00lbs; P = 0.04). There was a treatment*wk effect observed for milk fat, protein and MUN (P ≤ 0.05). Ewes fed CVP exhibited reduced milk fat at wks 2 (CON: 6.75%±0.63%; CVP: 6.06%±0.58%; P = 0.03) and 5 (CON: 6.66%±0.37%; CVP: 5.54%±0.26%; P = 0.05), milk protein was reduced in CVP ewes at wk 2 (CON: 4.92%±0.12%; CVP: 4.72%±0.19%; P = 0.05) and MUN was greater at weeks 4 (CON: 22.89±0.7mg/dL; CVP: 27.93±0.85mg/dL; P = 0.01) and 8 (CON: 24.80±0.51mg/dL; CVP: 26.64±0.86mg/dL; P &lt; 0.01) in CVP ewes. Somatic cell analysis is pending. In conclusion, CVP supplementation during lactation affects milk composition in sheep. Studies are underway to determine the effect of CV supplementation on additional metabolic parameters in pregnant and lactating ewes.

scholarly journals Mammary gland involution and endocrine status in sows: Effects of weaning age and lactation heat stress

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Farmer ◽  
C. Knight ◽  
D. Flint
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Tight Junctions ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Lactation Length ◽  
Mammary Involution ◽  
Igf I ◽  
Endocrine Status ◽  
Weaning Age

The effects of lactation length and/or heat stress on endocrine status of sows and indicators of mammary involution at weaning were studied. Twenty-eight first parity Yorkshire × Landrace sows were housed at 21 (CTL) or 29°C (HS) throughout lactation. Within each temperature group, half the sows were randomly assigned to a weaning age of 22 (W22: CTL, n = 7; HS, n = 8) or 44 d (W44: CTL, n = 6; HS, n = 7). Litter size was standardized to 10 or 11 on day 2 and to 9 on day 23 of lactation. Blood and milk samples were collected on days -1, 1, 2 and 3 relative to weaning (day 0). Concentrations of prolactin, IGF-I and lactose were measured in both fluids and concentrations of Na, K and IGFBP-5 were measured in milk. Standard milk composition was also determined. Lactose was lower (P < 0.001) and protein greater (P < 0.05) in all milk samples from W44 compared with W22 sows. Percentages of milk fat and dry matter were lower (P < 0.05) in W44 than in W22 on days 2 and 3 post-weaning. Milk lactose was reduced (P < 0.05) with heat stress on days 2 and 3. The day before weaning, concentrations of prolactin in blood (P < 0.001) and lactoserum (P < 0.01) were lower and those of IGF-I in lactoserum were greater (P = 0.01) in W44 than in W22. Values of IGFBP-5 in milk were drastically lower (P < 0.001, more than a fourfold difference), those of Na greater (P < 0.001) and those of K unchanged (P > 0.1) for W44 compared with W22. Post-weaning, evidence of leaky tight junctions (increased milk Na, decreased K) was evident a day earlier (2 vs. 3) in W44 compared with W22 and was most marked in HS. In support, plasma lactose concentrations increased transiently on the same day in HS W44. The greater Na/K ratio in W44 compared with W22 taken together with increased plasma lactose particularly in HS shows that mammary epithelial cell tight junctions become leaky as lactation advances. Weaning age therefore has an impact on milk variables which are indicative of the status of mammary involution in sows and some of these effects are exacerbated by heat stress. Key words: Heat stress, lactation length, mammary involution, sows, weaning

Relationships among macro-minerals, other selected serum markers of bone profile and milk components of dairy cows during late-lactation

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryszard Mordak ◽  
Zbigniew Dobrzański ◽  
Robert Kupczyński
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Inorganic Phosphorus ◽  
Serum Markers ◽  
Laboratory Diagnostics ◽  
Lactation Period ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Milk Components ◽  
Macro Mineral

AbstractTesting blood and milk parameters as well as analysing the relationships among these markers is very useful for monitoring the internal homeostasis and health in high-yielding dairy cows during various production periods. The aim of the study was to assess the correlations (relationships) among macro-minerals, such as calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), other selected bone profile markers, such as total protein (TP), albumin, activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) measured in serum and selected milk components such as number of somatic cells (SCC), colony-forming units (CFU), milk fat (MF), milk protein (MP), milk lactose (ML), dry matter (DM), non-fat dry matter (FDM) and milk production in late-lactation cows. Both blood and milk samples were collected from 11 clinically healthy milking cows during the late-lactation period. The cows were examined once a day for 3 consecutive days resulting in 33 sets of blood and milk samples for laboratory and statistical analysis. Significant correlations were observed between: Mg and MP, Mg and FDM, ALP and SCC, TP and SCC, TP and MP, TP and FDM, albumin and MP, albumin and FDM, P and Mg, Mg and albumin, and between TP and albumin. When monitoring macro-mineral homeostasis and mammary gland health, especially in intensively fed high-yielding dairy cows correlations between these markers should be considered. The revealed correlations can allow for deeper comparative laboratory diagnostics of homeostasis and can be especially useful for laboratory monitoring of the potential risk of subclinical macro-mineral deficiency in high-yielding dairy cows.

scholarly journals Influence of Genotype and Intensity of Cows’ Formation on the Level of their Lactation performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Т.В. Павлова ◽  
Н.Н. Шамич ◽  
В.А. Бельцов
Keyword(s):  
Milk Fat ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Average Yield ◽  
Lactation Performance ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Holstein Breed ◽  
White Breed ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Protein Milk

Цель работы – установить влияние генотипа и интенсивности формирования коров на уровень их молочной продуктивности в одном из предприятий Минской области Республики Беларусь. Объектом исследований являлись 940 коров белорусской чёрно-пёстрой породы с разной долей генотипа по голштинской породе. Для проведения группировки коров по генотипам у каждого животного определяли линейную принадлежность, породность по голштинской породе и страну селекции отца. При оценке молочной продуктивности коров учитывались следующие показатели: удой за 305 дней первой и последней законченной лактации; массовая доля жира, %; массовая доля белка, %; выход молочного жира и белка, кг. Установлено, что с увеличением породности по голштинской породе у коров в стаде рассматриваемого предприятия прослеживается повышение удоев и снижение жирно- и белковомолочности. Наиболее высокий удой наблюдается у коров шведской (9190 кг) и итальянской (8148 кг) селекций, удой этих коров достоверно (Р = 0,999) превышает средний по стаду на 2019 и 977 кг соответственно; массовая доля жира и белка в молоке – у коров российской селекции (4,26 и 3,54% соответственно); у животных белорусской селекции удой составил 6714 кг при жирно- и белковомолочности 4,24 и 3,49% соответственно. С увеличением интенсивности формирования животных снижается возраст первого осеменения и увеличивается живая масса при первом осеменении, наиболее близки к оптимальным параметры у умеренноформирующихся животных. У них же отмечен и наиболее высокий удой за 305 дней первой лактации – 7226 кг, что достоверно (Р = 0,95) превышает этот показатель у медленно- и быстроформирующихся животных на 264 и 150 кг соответственно. The purpose of the work is to establish the influence of the genotype and intensity of cows’ formation on the level of their lactation performance in one of the enterprises of the Minsk region of the Republic of Belarus. The object of research was 940 cows of the Belarusian Black-and-White breed with different genotype proportions for the Holstein breed. To group cows by genotypes, each animal was determined by directional affiliation, race by Holstein breed and country of father selection. When assessing the lactation performance of cows, the following indicators were taken into account: yield for 305 days of the first and last completed lactation; weight fraction of fat, %; weight fraction of protein, %; milk fat and protein yield, kg. It was established that with an increase in breeding in the Holstein breed, cows in the herd of the enterprise under consideration show an increase in yields and a decrease in fat and protein milking capacity. The highest yield is observed in cows of Swedish (9190 kg) and Italian (8148 kg) selection, the yield of these cows significantly (P = 0.999) exceeds the herd average yield for 2019 and 977 kg, respectively; mass fraction of fat and protein in milk – in cows of Russian selection (4.26 and 3.54%, respectively); in animals of Belarusian selection the yield was 6714 kg with fat and protein milking capacity of 4.24 and 3.49%, respectively. As the intensity of animal formation increases, the age of the first insemination decreases and the live weight increases at the first insemination, the parameters are closest to optimal in moderately forming animals. They also had the highest yield for 305 days of the first lactation – 7226 kg, which significantly (P = 0.95) exceeds this indicator in slow and fast-forming animals by 264 and 150 kg, respectively.

Lactation and Energetics of Growth in the Brush-Tailed Bettong, Bettongia-Penicillata (Marsupialia, Potoroidae) in Captivity

1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Merchant ◽  
JA Libke ◽  
MJ Smith
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Size ◽  
Mammary Glands ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Solid Food ◽  
Body Tissue ◽  
Milk Consumption ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Bettongia Penicillata ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Consumption Rates

Milk samples were collected from 20 captive bettongs at various times during the 140 days of lactation to determine milk composition. Milk consumption rates of young were measured, using Na-22 turnover, up to the time of their permanent emergence from the pouch and before solid food was consumed. Milk composition followed the general patterns of change observed previously in other marsupials and included the characteristic drop in carbohydrate concentrations associated with permanent exit from the pouch. Milk consumption rates increased from about 1.0 mL day(-1) at 35 days to about 23 mL day(-1) at 90 days, just before permanent emergence from the pouch. Increases in milk consumption were paralleled by changes in the size of the mammary glands, which reached their maximum size at about 100-110 days. The efficiency with which young used milk to accumulate body tissue ranged from 0.39 to 0.51 g mL(-1). Milk energy and protein were converted to body tissue with efficiencies of 21.3-29 6% and 70.1-93 5% respectively.

The effect of ammoniated and roasted barley on rumen pH, milk yield and milk composition of lactating dairy cows

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 ◽  
pp. 107-107
Author(s):  
M. H. Fathi ◽  
A. Nikkhah
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Metabolic Disorders ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Barley Grain ◽  
Nutrient Requirements ◽  
Rumen Ph ◽  
Lactating Dairy Cows

Cereal grains can provide the major source of energy in diets in order to meet the nutrient requirements of high producing dairy cows. However the amount of starch that can be included in the diets of dairy cows is limited particularly if starch is rapidly fermented such as barley starch. Reduction of feed intake, rumen pH, milk fat test, microbial growth and other metabolic disorders are expected if ruminally degradable starch is fed in amount that cant be efficiently metabolized by rumen microbs. Various techniques for processing barley grain have been developed to decrease the degradability of dry matter in rumen without reducing its extent of digestion. McNiven (1995) showed roasting of barley is more effective treatment. The objective of this experiment was to study of effects the roasting and ammoniation of barley grain on rumen pH, feces pH, milk yield and milk composition in dairy cows.

Milk composition of Australian sea lions, Neophoca cinerea: variability in lipid content

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 2556-2561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria B. Kretzmann ◽  
Daniel P. Costa ◽  
Lesley V. Higgins ◽  
D. J. Needham
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Content ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Sea Lion ◽  
Sea Lions ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Stage Of Lactation ◽  
Neophoca Cinerea ◽  
Australian Sea Lion

Thirty-eight milk samples collected over three seasons from 23 individual Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) were analyzed. Mean milk composition was 25.4% lipid (± 9.3% SD), 62.4% water (± 8.1%), 10.5% protein (± 2.2%), and 0.9% ash (± 0.2%). Milk composition appeared to vary considerably among females, and occasionally between successive samples from the same individual. Milk fat content was not correlated with pup age (stage of lactation), female mass, length of the preceding foraging trip, or time onshore prior to milk collection. The relatively low lipid content of Australian sea lion milk compared with that of some other otariid seals is consistent with the hypothesis that otariid females making relatively short trips to sea produce milk with lower fat content than those species which make foraging trips of longer duration.

Epidermal growth factor alters milk composition and fluid balance of lactating ewes

1992 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. B. Gow ◽  
G. P. M. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Epidermal Growth Factor ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Urine Volume ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Saline Infusion ◽  
Epidermal Growth ◽  
Protein Milk

ABSTRACT Lactating ewes were treated with murine epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its effects on concomitant milk production and composition were observed. Six ewes were infused via the jugular vein with 200 ml saline/day over 4 days (days 9–12 of lactation) followed by EGF at a dose rate of 0·5 mg/day in 200 ml saline over 4 days (days 13–16). All ewes then received a further infusion of 200 ml saline/day over 4 days (days 17–20). During the experiment a maintenance (lactation) diet was offered and ewes were machine-milked twice daily. An EGF-immunoreactive material was detected in mammary secretions and urine throughout the experiment, but only in plasma (1–9 μg/l) during the period of EGF infusion. The amount of EGF appearing in milk and urine increased from 37 μg and 10 μg respectively (day 1 of EGF infusion) to 56 μg and 17 μg respectively (day 4). EGF treatment resulted in lower milk yield and reduced concentration of lactose and protein; milk fat concentration fell after EGF infusion had ceased. Water intake increased markedly during EGF infusion and was 60% (4 kg) greater on day 4 than that measured during the first saline infusion. Urine volume also increased and was 164% (3·6 kg) greater by day 4 of EGF infusion compared with that recorded in the first saline infusion. Water retention (intake minus output in milk, urine and faeces) was significantly higher on the day after EGF infusion ceased than that found during the first saline infusion. The possibilities that the increased water intake was primary, or secondary, to a diuretic effect of EGF are discussed. Journal of Endocrinology (1992) 132, 377–385

scholarly journals Effect of supplementation of micronutrients of the performance of dairy cows

1970 ◽  
Vol 39 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
MM Sharmin ◽  
MA Samad Khan ◽  
MN Islam ◽  
MA Islam
Keyword(s):  
Milk Yield ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Conventional Diet ◽  
Mineral Mixture ◽  
Group Control Group ◽  
Protein Milk ◽  
Daily Gain

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of micronutrients supplementation on body weight of cows, birth weight of calf, colostrums composition, milk yield and milk composition. Six animals were divided in to two groups viz. control and supplemented group. Control group was provided conventional diet and supplemented group was supplied conventional diet plus vitamin-mineral mixture (1g vitamix powder/1kg concentrate feed) respectively for two months before calving. In supplemented group the average daily gain of the cows was (49.17 g/d) higher (P<0.01) and the calves were 2 kg heavier in supplemented group compared to control group. Fat content and protein content of colostrum in supplemented group were also significantly higher (P<0.01 and 0.05). The milk yield, fat and protein values of milk were increased non-significantly by 1.03 kg/d/h, 2.8 g/kg and 0.3 g/kg respectively. Ca content of milk was more or less similar in both cases. Key words: Milk; Milk protein; Milk fat; Micronutrients; Supplementation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v39i1-2.9688 Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2010, 39(1&2): 151-155

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