scholarly journals PRODUCTIVE LONGEVITY OF HOLSTEIN COWS OF EUROPEAN SELECTION OF DIFFERENT LINES UNDER INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CONDITIONS

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. V. Milostiviy ◽  
L. V. Karlova

Score productive longevity of dairy cattle is an important scientific and practical importance. It is known that among genetic factors, significant effects of linear affiliation of their parents. It is demonstrated that effective breeding subject to strict compliance with the screening system, selection and evaluation of animal breeding values reported by domestic and foreign authors. The purpose of the work was to study the influence of linear membership on productive longevity and lifetime milk productivity of Holstein cattle of European breeding. Studies carried out on cows Holstein breed using data management system dairy cattle breeding "Orsek". Found that targeted breeding work and selection in a herd of imported European cattle breeding Holstein using information systems selection bulls MAR company CRI meets the latest requirements of the ICAR and Subcommittee on the unified international assessment of manufacturers (Interbull) contributed to a change in the number of separate lines among the cows first generation. This has led to an increase in the percentage of manufacturers lines daughters Valiant 1650414.73, Starbuc  352790.79, as well as Cheef 1427381.62. on the basis of the desired economic-useful signs. It is established that the value of productive longevity of cows depending on linear conditioning averaged 3.1 ... 3.9 lactations. By this measure, the daughter of Starbuck's lines were superior animals Holstein breed other lines by the number of lactations: Chevalier – 0.1 or 2.6% (td = 0.25; P ≤ 0.95); Bell – 0.5 or 14.7% (td = 0.95; P ≤ 0.95); Valiant – at 0.8 or 25.8% (td = 1.52; P ≤ 0.95); Eleveyshn – 0.8 or 25.8% (td = 1.91; P ≤ 0.95); Cheef – 0.5 or 14.7% (td = 1.27; P ≤ 0.95). It has been proven that milk productivity and milk quality of the imported Holstein cows and their offspring of domestic generation attributable to linear. The highest lifetime yield of Holstein breed cows had Starbuck lines, which outnumbered their import contemporaries other lines: Chevalier – 2818.7 kg or 8.2% (td = 0.46; P ≤ 0.95); Bell – 3404.5 kg or 10.1% (td = 0.61; P ≤ 0.95); Valiant – 5553.8 kg or 17.5% (td = 1.26; P ≤ 0.95); Eleveyshn – 7368.9 kg or 24.6% (td = 1.78; P ≤ 0.95); Cheef – 5500.5 kg or 17.3% (td = 1.38; P ≤ 0.95). The father's genotype had a significant impact on the quality of the milk. It should be noted that cows Starbuck's line differed relatively high fat content in the milk. By this measure the superiority of animals this line over imported cows other lines: Chevalier – 0.5% (td = 2.38; P ≥ 0.95); Bell – 0.2% (td = 1.38; P ≤ 0.95); Valiant – 0.6% (td = 2.78; P ≥ 0.95); Eleveyshn – 0.4% (td = 3.23; P ≥ 0.99); Cheef - 0.2% (td = 1.44; P ≤ 0.95). However, large protein content in milk cows belonging to different lines of Bella, who on this indicator had superiority over animals other lines: Chevalier – 0.2% (td = 1.03; P ≤ 0.95); Starbuck – 0.1% (td = 0.59; P ≤ 0.95); Valiant – 0.5% (td = 2.31; P ≥ 0.95); Eleveyshn – 0.2% (td = 1.85; P ≤ 0.95); Cheef – 0.1% (td = 1.15; P ≤ 0.95). It should be noted that only the cows first generation Valiant lines and Eleveyshn marked positive relationship between life and the content of cows in milk fat and protein (r = +0.17 ... +0.40), which may indicate the possibility of holding breeding work to improve these symptoms. So in the breeding work it is advisable to use manufacturers of prominent lines that combine high breeding value on productivity of daughters with improving effect on the duration of their use. The results of the research show that the effective use of well-known manufacturers and imported Holstein breed brood in breeding work with dairy cattle of Ukraine. However, shortening the productive use of animals in conditions of industrial technology should serve as a stimulus to study and find ways to solve this problem.

Author(s):  
M. V. Abramova ◽  
S. V. Zyryanova

Breeding takes the main place in the complex of measures for intensification of dairy cattle breeding. A characteristic feature of breeding work is identification of the most valuable genotypes and their further use in cattle population. The Holstein breed is considered one of the most highly productive breeds, in many countries of the world it is used for the genetic improvement of local breeds. In this regard, a comparative assessment of methods for determining the breeding value of bulls of different genotypes obtained by interbreeding is relevant. The results of assessment of genetic superiority of the used breeding bulls in terms of milk productivity of daughters for the first lactation through interannual deviations of the homogeneous peers are presented, the best producers in all the studied herds are identified, it is established which breeds the best and worst breeding bulls belong to. The research revealed that 18% of bulls had genetic superiority at controlled farms (9% - Holstein breed, 6% - Yaroslavl crossbreeding bulls, 3% - Mikhailovsky type’s bulls), a negative value - 24% including 9% - Yaroslavl crossbreeding bulls, 9% - Mikhailovsky type’s bulls and 6% - Holstein bulls. A comparative evaluation of the two methods showed a high reliable positive correlation between results of Mikhailovsky type bulls and Yaroslavl crossbreeding bulls equal to 0.82 and 0.56, respectively, which indicates a high reliability of the method of genetic superiority index, which can be used to evaluate bulls during crossbreeding. It is possible to increase the genetic potential of herds by excluding producers with a negative genetic index. The obtained results are recommended to be used when mating bulls and for development of breeding programs for individual herds or entire population


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (86) ◽  
pp. 177-182
Author(s):  
A.S. Kharitonova ◽  
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Dairy cattle breeding is a structure forming branch of agriculture. Increasing the intensity of productivity in the dairy cattle breeding requires improvement of animals, which can be achieved through selection and breeding work. Therefore, one of the most important tasks in dairy cattle breeding is constant work to improve the productive and breeding qualities of breeds, types, lines and crosses of the livestock. Further increase in the productivity of a herd of dairy cows depends largely on improving the genotype of animals, increasing the hereditary potential of dairy productivity of cows. This problem can be solved, first of all, both by intrabreed selection, and on the basis of interbreeding. The aim of the study was to study the productive features of various lines of Holstein cows. The research was conducted on animals in the farm of LLC "Yupiter" in the Bolkhov district of the Orel region. As a result of this study, it was found that the control group Wes Back Ideal 1013415 had the lowest indicators of live weight for all indicators except live weight at birth. Cows of the Wes Back Ideal 1013415 line surpass in milk productivity for 305 days of lactation the first-born cows of other lines by 57,606 and 409,888 kg. The highest indicators of milk and specific fat content coefficients for the first lactation were in cows of the control group of the Wes Back Ideal 1013415 line – 1841,145 and 60.006 kg, respectively.


2019 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
G. D. Іlyashenko

Dairy cattle breeding is one of the leading livestock sectors whose purpose is to ensure the production of high quality dairy raw materials in volumes meeting the scientifically grounded standards of state food security and expanding the export potential of the agrarian sector. The purpose of our research was to study the status and prospects of dairy cattle breeding in the Kirovograd region. Material and methods of research. The research was carried out on the basis of the electronic database of breeding goals (including 2312 cows), official statistics and estimates of cattle of various breeds that are involved in the production of dairy direction in the breeding farms of the Kirovograd region. The analysis used zootechnical and statistical methods. The calculations were carried out using the software package "STATISTICA-6,1" Results. According to the research (2001–2018), the cattle population in the Kirovograd oblast decreased by a factor of 2.6. Thus, as of January 1, 2018, its number constituted 96.3 thousand heads in all categories of farms, 53.1 thousand of them were cows, the number of which also decreased by 2.4 times. Specific gravity of cattle population of farms remains significant and makes up 72.7%, and 80.6% in the livestock of cows. The largest number of cows of agricultural enterprises declined significantly. Thus, as of January 1, 2018, their number was 10.3 thousand goals, which is 4.7 times less than in the same period of 2001. In the households there is also a tendency for a permanent reduction of cows, the difference is, respectively, 37.0 thousand heads or 46.4% The development of dairy cattle breeding is characterized by two opposite tendencies: reduction of livestock of cows and increase of their productivity. Thus, in agricultural enterprises in 2010, compared to 2000, hopes per cow increased by 2.5 times, in all categories of farms by 1.8 times. In 2017, the increase in dairy costs in agricultural enterprises compared to 2010 amounted to 60.0% in farms of all categories 12.2%. The researches found that in the agricultural enterprises of the oblast as of January 1, 2018 there are 26256 head of cattle, including 10281 cows. The breeding part of the existing cows is 3.013 heads, 29.3% of the total number located in 10 breeding farms. The analysis of the genealogy structure showed that the experimental population of cows belongs to 18 lines and related groups of which the most numerous Chifa 1427381 – 20.4%, Starbuck 352790 – 20.1%, Henev 1629391 – 18.6% , Eleusis 1491007 – 11.2%, Family 267150 – 10.8%. Among the indicated lines, the lowest level of milk productivity was first-born cows. The 1491007, the milk of milk for 305 days of lactation was 4466 ± 99.8 kg, and the milk fat was 168.2 ± 6.5 kg. Analogues l Starbak 352779 was characterized by the highest milk productivity, its level was 5696 + 98.8 kg and 224.9 ± 9.7 kg, respectively. The difference in stomach was 1230 ± 140.4 kg (td = 10.2) and at the release of milk fat 56.7 ± 5.28 kg (td = 10.2) at P < 0.001. However, the latter were markedly less service life (125 against 168 days) and logically higher reproduction rate compared to other lines. An analysis of the intensity of the formation of live weight of young animals has been established for its highest growth in heifers of controlled herds in the period from 9 to 12 months. Thus, in animals of Ukrainian red breed, the growth rate of live weight during this period was 75 kg, Ukrainian red-shrimp 61 kg, Ukrainian black-and-white 73 kg, Holstein 76 kg. Accordingly, during this period, the average daily gain of live weight of young breeds of these breeds was 833 g; 678 g; 811 g, 835 g. The sharp fluctuations of average daily increments during growing periods, first of all, testify to the unequal conditions of growing and feeding young animals than the breed differences. In general, as a result of the analysis of the formation of live weight of heifers, a significant level of phenotypic variability was observed, which confirms sufficient genetic resources and preconditions for selection on the given sign. Therefore, proceeding from the above, in the long run, selection work for breeding improvement of cattle breeding farms of the Kirovograd region should be conducted in accordance with certain promising directions according to groups of breeds. Conclusions. A very important factor in the growth of milk production in the Kirovograd region is high-yield pedigree cattle. The main task on the way of bringing breeding cases in dairy farming to the modern level is the introduction of computer breeding records in breeding farms. This will allow to estimate in the near future bulls-pedigrees, which were used in the past in these farms, to allocate among them complex improvers for precisely the specific conditions and maximally attract them for reproduction. On the other hand, a reliable clogging of poor quality in the genetic sense of sperm production, which leads to negative consequences, will be posed. When establishing the assessment of the breeding value of bulls and developing a single plan of breeding and breeding work in the region, one can proceed to the next step of improving breeding and breeding business, introducing a progressive method of raising the breeding value of animals of large-scale breeding. As a result, the profit from the breeding of highly productive animals, well adapted to specific conditions, will significantly exceed the costs. At the same time, the proposed measures will allow the breeding business to be brought up to the modern world level and stimulate highly productive cattle breeding.


Author(s):  
N. Kostomakhin ◽  
M. Petrova ◽  
Yu. Chernigov ◽  
O. Kurchenkova

Breeding work aimed at improving the body type of cattle is of a big importance for improving the efficiency of dairy cattle breeding, since harmoniously built animals are characterized by high milk productivity, long-term economic use and are in significant demand on the market of breeding products. Linear evaluation of the body type of dairy cattle has become very popular and is widely used to assess the appearance of animals in many countries with highly developed cattle breeding (USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, etc.). Many researchers use a linear evaluation method for evaluating the body type of cows of different origins obtained both by crossbreeding with improving breeds, and for evaluating sires on the quality of offspring. In the Omsk region scientific research on the use of linear evaluation of the body type of daughters of sires has been carried out in order to further assess their breeding qualities. The purpose of the research was to study the conformation features of first-calf heifers have been obtained from different sires evaluated using the method of linear evaluation of body type. The experimental part of the work has been carried out in breeding farms in the Omsk region: JSC “Razdolnoe” of the Russian-Polyansky district and JSC “Azovskoye” of the Azov district. It has been established that the sire directly determines the conformation features of the daughters, which in turn affects their milk productivity, health and ease of calving.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 06045
Author(s):  
Yulia Isupova ◽  
Maria Kuznetsova ◽  
Ekaterina Gimazitdinova ◽  
Ekaterina Martynova

A comparative analysis of the genomic assessment results of Holstein breed stud bulls and their assessment on the offspring quality in the conditions of the Udmurt Republic was carried out. To analyze the efficiency of using stud bulls assessed by different methods, data from farms included in the ranking of the top 20 enterprises in terms of milk yield per cow for 2019-2020 were used. A high indicator of the complex LPI index (over 2500) was obtained in three bulls at the beginning of the assessment, by the end of the assessment there were two bulls left - J. Koln-M 11087837 and Super 64131037. The outsiders of the LPI ranking were stud bulls Parlament 52800347 and Patrik 51660096. The indicators of the complex LPI index are at a decent level for all analyzed stud bulls. It should be noted that stud bulls, which had the least change in the LPI index from April 1, 2014 to December 1, 2017, performed well. Bulls, which initially had overestimated results on this indicator, subsequently gave a sharp decline in the LPI index. The value of milk productivity of the evaluated stud bulls' daughters ranged from 5930 to 6415 kg, the mass fraction of fat in milk - from 3.79 to 4.02%, protein - from 3.06 to 3.11%. In most cases, the genomic assessment does not accurately reflect the change in the productive quality of stud bulls' daughters. But in the case of a predicted change to a positive or negative side in the genome, it is also confirmed by the results of assessing the offspring quality, that is, if a bull is predicted to have a sharp decrease in milk yield, then negative indicators are observed according to the “daughter-peer” method.


Author(s):  
G.V. RODIONOV ◽  
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A.S. OREKHOVA ◽  
A.P. OLESYUK ◽  
L.P. TABAKOVA

An urgent task for dairy cattle breeding is to study the genetic structure of the population by polymorphic systems, which serves as one of the elements of genetic monitoring. Based on the analysis of new methods for assessing the genotypes of animals, it is advisable not only to increase the total amount of protein, but also to increase individual qualitative indicators of proteinmilk content. The purpose of the research is to study the occurrence frequency of the Bola-DRB3 gene alleles in sire bulls of the Holstein breed. Based on the analysis, it was noted that out of ten alleles of the Bola-DRB3 gene, in which a relationship was established with milk productivity indicators, the highest occurrence frequency of was observed in allele 22 (25.2%), and the lowest in alleles 10 and 26 (2%). Analysis of the assessment of sire bulls by the quality of offspring with sensitive (S), neutral (N) and resistant (R) groups of alleles showed that bulls having the sensitive alleles of the Bola-DRB3 gene featured higher evaluation rates.


Author(s):  
T. L. Leshchuk ◽  
G. E. Uskov ◽  
A. V. Tsopanova

The purpose of the work was to analyze the state of dairy cattle breeding in the Kurgan region. In the region measures are systematically taken to improve the efficiency of the organization of selection and breeding work, improve reproduction traits, introduce advanced feeding methods, and organize artificial insemination of farm animals. Breeding work with dairy cattle in the region is aimed at creating animals that combine the adaptive properties and valuable features of Black-and-White cattle of the Trans-Urals with high productivity and suitability for intensive technology. It has been established that the average milk yield for 305 days of lactation for the controlled livestock in the region in 2019 was 6558 kg of milk. This was less than in the previous year by 0,73 % or 48 kg. According to the results of 2019 the average milk yield of cows in stud farms was 8098 kg, which was by 6,6 % less than in 2018. Pedigree breeding units worked more successfully where the average milk yield of cows increased by 1,54 % and amounted to 6777 kg. The productivity of cows in stud farms was by 19,5 % higher than in pedigree breeding units. Average age of cow culling in all categories of farms in the region in 2019 amounted to 3,4 calving, which was at the level of previous years. This indicator was slightly higher for pedigree breeding units in 2019, it was 3,9 calving. The main reason for the culling of animals is gynecological diseases for this reason 22,56 % of the cows in the farms in the region were culled, and in pedigree breeding units 30,34 % of cows. Recently, the main focus in the Kurgan region is on obtaining animals with a high proportion of genes for Holstein breed.


Author(s):  
Л.И. Зубкова ◽  
А.В. Жерносенко

Рассмотрены молочная продуктивность и воспроизводительные качества коров ярославской породы и их помесей с голштинской породой в зависимости от продолжительности сервис-периода в стаде одного из сельскохозяйственных предприятий Ярославской области. Из стада предприятия были отобраны 304 головы коров, закончивших три лактации, из них 79 голов ярославской породы и 225 голов помесей с голштинской породой. По результатам исследований наиболее высокую продуктивность молока за 305 дней лактации имели коровы ярославской породы с продолжительностью сервис-периода 110–129 дней (6399,7 кг), по помесным коровам наивысшая продуктивность наблюдалась с продолжительностью сервис-периода 70–89 дней (7147,7 кг). Удельный вес плодотворного осеменения в течение 89 дней после отёла у коров ярославской породы был равен 50,6%, у помесных животных – 38,2%. Исследования показали, что при коротком сервис-периоде резко возрастает выход телят в расчёте на 100 коров. При сервис-периоде продолжительностью 130 дней и более на одну корову в год приходится лишь 77,1–77,3 телёнка, а при сервис-периоде в 50 дней и менее – 113,4–113,2 телёнка. Такую же тенденцию имеют показатели коэффициента воспроизводительной способности: при продолжительности сервис-периода 130 и более дней – 0,77; при продолжительности сервис-периода до 50 дней – 1,13. Расчёт экономического ущерба от яловости коров в исследуемом хозяйстве показал, что снижение надоя молока на одну голову составляет 668 кг, а по стаду в целом – 556444 кг. Таким образом, хозяйство недополучает денежной выручки от снижения выхода продукции молочного скотоводства по причине яловости коров в размере порядка 12584 тысяч рублей. The milk producing ability and reproductive qualities of cows of the Yaroslavl breed and their crossbreeds with Holstein breed have been considered depending on the duration of the service period in a herd of one of the agricultural enterprises of the Yaroslavl region. 304 head of cows that completed three lactations were selected from the herd of the enterprise of which 79 heads of the Yaroslavl breed and 225 heads of crossbreeds with the Holstein breed. According to the research results the highest milk productivity for 305 days of lactation were in cows of the Yaroslavl breed with a service period of 110–129 days (6399.7 kg), in crossbred cows the highest productivity was observed with a service period of 70–89 days (7147.7 kg). The specific weight of fruitful insemination within 89 days after calving in cows of the Yaroslavl breed was 50.6%, in cross-breeding animals – 38.2%. Researches have shown that with a short service period calf yields per 100 cows have increased dramatically. For a service period of 130 days or more only 77.1–77.3 calves per cow per year and for a service period of 50 days or less 113.4–113.2 calves. The same trend has indicators of the coefficient of reproductive ability: with a service period of 130 or more days – 0.77, with a service period of up to 50 days – 1.13. The calculation of the economic damage from infertility of cows on the farm under research showed that the decrease in milk yield per head was 668 kg and for the herd as a whole – 556444 kg. Thus, the farm receives less than due cash proceeds from a decrease in the output of dairy cattle breeding due to the infertility of cows in the amount of approximately 12584 thousand rubles.


1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
T. R. Batra ◽  
P. A. Macdonald ◽  
M. J. Stear

Ninety-four Holstein cows from the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada herd at Ottawa were serologically typed for the BoLA-A locus. Of the 37 serologically defined specificities, only 10 were present in Holstein cows. A gene substitution model, which included the effect of BoLA alleles and the breeding value of the sire as a covariant, was used to evaluate the association between these genes and lifetime yields and profitability. Allele A14 was significantly (P < 0.05) associated with increased lifetime milk, protein and lactose yields as well as greater milk value and annualized discounted net returns. Therefore, the potential may exist for increasing the lifetime yields and profitability in dairy cattle using genes of the BoLA-A locus. Key words: BoLA, lifetime yields, profitability, Holstein


Author(s):  
K.ZH. ZHUMANOV ◽  
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T.N. KARYMSAKOV ◽  
M.A. KINEEV ◽  
M.V. TAMAROVSKIY ◽  
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According to the current “Instruction” used in dairy cattle selection and breeding in the Republic of Kazakhstan, bulls-producers of dairy breeds are assessed according to the their offspring quality based on the principle of “peer daughter”. This means that the phenotypic indicators of the daughters of the tested bulls are compared with the corresponding indicators of their peers. In European countries with developed dairy cattle breeding, as well as in Canada, the USA, etc., to ensure a reliable forecast of the genetic value of individuals (primarily, bulls-producers), use is made of the best linear unbiased forecast method (BLUP method). This method implies that the breeding value of producers is determined by the deviation values of the development of traits of the examined animal from its average values in the population. Especially urgent area is the research aimed at improving breeding programs, including assessing the breeding value of bulls-producers of dairy breeds using BLUP methods based on the productive qualities of the mass of dairy cattle in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The research material included the data on the phenotypic indicators of the milk productivity of first-calf cows (the amount of milk yield, the content of fat and protein in milk, the yield of milk fat and protein) of the Holstein black-motley dairy cattle breed, obtained from the information and analytical database of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2016–2017. It was found that when evaluating according to the official “Instruction”, 16 sires out of 256 bulls (6.2%) got the stud category in 2016, 14 sires (9.2%) out of 152 bulls in 2017, and – 30 sires of 249 bulls (12.0%) over the cumulative period. The results of the conducted research prove that the use of the classic “Instructions” in dairy cattle breeding has lower efficiency (by 42.8–90.0%) as compared with the assessment of the breeding value of bulls based on the BLUP method.The selection of sire bulls into breeding groups based on the “peer daughter” methodology is not reliable enough and rather ineffective. Comparing the results of assessing the breeding qualities of sire bulls, obtianed using two methods in all compared periods (2016, 2017, 2016–2017), the authors established a clear superiority of the BLUP method over the current Instruction used in the Republic of Kazakhstan.


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