scholarly journals Potential Benefits to Dairy Cow Welfare of Using a Ceftiofur–Ketoprofen Combination Drug for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Associated with Pyrexia: A Field Clinical Trial on Acute Puerperal Metritis

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1597
Author(s):  
Isabella Lora ◽  
Mattia Massignani ◽  
Annalisa Stefani ◽  
Flaviana Gottardo
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Combination Drug ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Haptoglobin Concentration ◽  
Cow Welfare ◽  
Daily Milk Production

This study aimed at investigating the benefits of using a drug combining ceftiofur and ketoprofen in a single injection on dairy cow welfare in the case of inflammatory disease with pyrexia, such as acute puerperal metritis (APM). Cows of an Italian dairy farm were examined between 5 and 14 days of calving: those with APM were randomly treated either with combined ceftiofur–ketoprofen (CD) or ceftiofur alone (C), starting from Day 0, and an equal number of healthy cows served as a control (CTR). Clinical examination and blood sampling were performed until Day 7 in each group according to specific schedules. Daily cow activity was recorded until Day 14 and daily milk production until Day 30. Additional data on fertility were collected until 120 days in milk (DIM). Data of 20 cows per group were analyzed. Body temperature and haptoglobin concentration dropped between Day 0 and 4 in both CD and C, approaching the level of CTR. The cure rate at Day 7 (body temperature < 39.0 °C) was 65 (CD) and 55% (C), without statistical difference. Neither cow activity nor milk production differed among the three groups. Reproductive performances in both CD and C were similar to CTR, but CD cows were 2.8 times more likely to be pregnant within 120 DIM than C, becoming pregnant about 14 days sooner. Both treatments (CD and C) have been effective in bringing the cows back to health conditions (CTR), and further studies would be needed to confirm the positive effect observed for CD on days open of the affected cows.

scholarly journals Impacts of Heat Stress on the Physiological and Production Responses of Lactating Dairy Cows Grazing Pastures over Hot Summer Months

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Richard Osei-Amponsah ◽  
Frank R. Dunshea ◽  
Brian J. Leury ◽  
Long Cheng ◽  
Brendan Cullen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Lactating Dairy Cows ◽  
Daily Milk Production ◽  
Positive Correlations

Heat stress (HS), a major challenge for sustainable livestock production justifies the need for productive thermotolerant cattle. We measured body temperature (non-invasively using a FLIR T1200 thermal imaging camera), respiratory rate and panting scores of 120 Holstein Friesian cows at the University of Melbourne Dookie Dairy Farm weekly during the summer period (December 2018-February 2019). The effect of Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) on milk production, protein content, fat content was also measured. We categorized THI as low (≤72), moderate (73–82) and high (≥83) and observed a highly significant (P ≤ 0.01) effect of THI on respiratory rate (66.7, 84.7 and 109.1/min), panting scores (1.4, 1.9 and 2.3) and average body temperature of cows (38.4, 39.4 and 41.5). Average milk production parameters were also significantly (P ≤ 0.01) affected by THI: daily milk production dropped by 14% from high to low THI, milk temperature and fat% increased by 3% whilst protein% increased by 2%. Highly significant (P ≤ 0.01) positive correlations were obtained between THI and milk temperature, fat% and protein% whilst the reverse was observed between THI and milk yield, feed intake and rumination minutes. Under moderate and high THI, most cows sought shade, spent more time around watering points and showed signs of distress (excessive drooling and open mouth panting). These findings clearly indicate that lactating dairy cows grazing summer pastures experience severe HS compromising their welfare. The quantum of production losses, though significant may however be lower than previously reported in studies using climatic chambers.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN GOOD DAIRY FARMING PRACTICE (GDFP) DAN PENDAPATAN USAHA TERNAK SAPI PERAH KEMITRAAN DAN MANDIRI DI KABUPATEN JEMBER

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Siti Aminah ◽  
M . Rondhi
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Cow Milk ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Farming Practice ◽  
Use Efficiency

ABSTRACT Increased demand of milk is higher along with the increasing number of population, but increased demand of milk is less offset by increased production of local dairy cow milk so that in fulfilling local milk need is still doing a lot of milk import. With the existing of milk demand, livestock farming development of dairy cows can be done in Jember Regency. One of dairy cow farming in Jember Regency is located in Kemuning Lor Village Arjasa District Jember Regency which is the independent farm. Partnership farm in Jember Regency is in Ajung Village Ajung District, Balung Lor Village Balung District and Rowotengah Village Sumberbaru District which are partnership farm with Galur Murni Cooperative. Both livestock businesses experience the same problem which is the lows of milk production so that causes the lows of income received by the farmer. Milk production can increase if the farmer can apply GDFP (Good Dairy Farming Practice) of good dairy cows. This research aimed to (1) find out GDFP implementation, (2) find out the income, and (3) find out cost use efficiency. This research showed that: (1) The level of GDFP implementation of partnership farm was higher than the level of GDFP implementation of the independent farm. (2) Both livestock businesses of partnership and independent farm in Jember Regency is mutual. The amount of income per tail of partnership dairy cows was IDR 8,895,762/year and the net income per tail of independent dairy cows was IDR 11,635,231/year, (3) The cost use efficiency on partnership and independent dairy farm businesses was all efficient. The efficiency value of the R/C ratio of partnership dairy farm business was 1.25 while the efficiency value of the R/C ratio of the independent dairy farm was 1.18.   Keywords: Dairy Cows, GDFP Implementation, Income, Efficiency of R/C Ratio  

The effect of mixed forage diets on feed intake and milk production of dairy cows

1993 ◽  
Vol 1993 ◽  
pp. 21-21
Author(s):  
R H Phipps ◽  
J D Sutton ◽  
B A Jones ◽  
D Allen ◽  
W J Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Forage Crops ◽  
Fodder Beet ◽  
Grass Silage ◽  
Limited Success ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Milk Marketing ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Forage Diets

In many parts of Europe complementary forage crops such as maize silage, fodder beet and whole crop cereals have been widely used in dairy cow ration. In France, Germany and Holland, over 2.5 million hectares of maize are grown for silage, while in Denmark fodder beet and whole crop cereals are an integral part of most dairy cow rations. With the introduction of milk quota many farmers in the UK tried to maintain margin/litre by placing greater reliance on high quality home produced forage. On many grassland farms this strategy met with limited success as grass silage is often an unpredictable and variable commodity which is prone to low intakes. At the same time evidence was being accumulated in the UK as to the potential benefits of mixed forage diets in dairy cow ration. As a result the Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales established a programme work to determine the effect of incorporating a range of alternative forages or forage substitutes into grass silage based diets, on DM intake and milk production.

scholarly journals Produksi Susu dan Lama Laktasi Sapi Perah Friesian Holstein di PT Ultra Peternakan Bandung Selatan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Didin S Tasripin ◽  
Raden Febrianto Christi ◽  
Dimas Dwi Biyantoro
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Lactation Period ◽  
Performance Variable ◽  
Holstein Friesian ◽  
Daily Milk Production ◽  
Daily Milk

The aim of this research was to know the production performance of Holstein Friesian dairy cow on first lactation based on milk production records and length of lactation. The research was done at PT. Ultra Peternakan Bandung Selatan, West Java. A method of the research used descriptive analysis. Milk production and length lactation period on first lactation were used as production performance variable. The data obtained from 2011-2015 production record of 750 dairy cows on first lactation. Production performance of dairy cows on first lactation were have average daily milk production of 18,94 ± 3,74 Kg, 359,29 ± 81,14 days on length of lactation, 102,19 ± 65,27 days on peak production. The highest daily milk production of dairy cows in the first lactation period was 29,06 Kg, the smallest was 4,76 Kg, the longest length lactation was 872 days and the shortest was 195 days.

scholarly journals Effects of subclinical bovine leukemia virus infection on some production parameters in a dairy farm in southern Turkey

2007 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kale ◽  
O. Bulut ◽  
O. Yapkic ◽  
M.S. Gulay ◽  
F. Pehlivanoglu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Bovine Leukemia Virus ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Production Parameters ◽  
Yield Production ◽  
Southern Turkey ◽  
Daily Milk Production

Some production parameters of seropositive cows (age, first calving age, 305 day mature equivalent last milk yield production, lifetime mature equivalent milk yield production, lifetime total milk production, lifetime total milking period, lifetime monthly milk production, lifetime daily milk production, lifetime total days of milking, number of inseminations per pregnancy (for last pregnancy), number of calves and calving interval (for last pregnancy)) were analysed in the current study. The study population was clinically healthy Holstein cows from a commercial dairy herd in southern Turkey. Of 109 animals, 65 cows were seropositive by ELISA and the prevalence of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection was 59.6 %. The prevalence of seropositive cows in 2nd (62.8 %), 3rd (64.7 %), 4th (61.5 %), and 5th (66.6 %) lactations was slightly higher than that of cows in 1st (52.6 %) lactations. No statistical differences were observed between BLV seronegative and seropositive cows for production and reproduction parameters analysed in this study (P > 0.05).

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF ASEPTIC PODODERMATITIS ON MILK PRODUCTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miodrag RADINOVIĆ́ ◽  
Jovan STANOJEVIĆ́ ◽  
Marko R. CINCOVIĆ́ ◽  
Branislava BELIĆ́
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Additional Stress ◽  
Painful Condition ◽  
Daily Milk Production ◽  
Daily Milk

Lameness in high-yielding dairy cows is one of the main factors of economic losses on farms. These losses include treatment costs, reduced milk production, reduced fertility, and an increased number of cows excluded from production. Lameness in cows is a painful condition that leads to lying down for a longer period of time, refusal to move as well as reduced food consumption. Reduced food consumption consequently leads to reduced milk production. The experiment was performed on a dairy farm in Vojvodina. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of aseptic pododermatitis on milk yield in cows. The experiment included 40 Holstein-Friesian cows in their second lactation. All selected cows had the same body condition score and were at the same phase of lactation. The cows were divided into 2 experimental groups. The first group included cows diagnosed with laminitis and with pronounced lameness. The second group included healthy cows without pronounced lameness. Daily milk production was measured initially in both groups of cows, and then on the 1st, 7th, and 21st day after hoof processing in a group of cows diagnosed with laminitis. After statistical processing of the obtained results, a significantly lower daily milk production was observed in cows with pronounced symptoms of aseptic pododermatitis compared to healthy cows. It was also noticed that, during the first 7 days after treatment, there was no significant increase in milk production in cows with aseptic pododermatitis. On the first day after treatment, reduced milk production was noticed, as a consequence of the additional stress to which the cows were exposed during the processing and therapy of the hooves. The greatest exponential growth in milk production in treated cows was recorded between 7 and 21 days after treatment, with a significant increase only after three weeks.

Impact of Rumen-Protected Niacin on Milk Production Performance and Blood Biochemical Indexes of Dairy Cows Under Mild Heat Stress

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Chen ◽  
Guang Wang ◽  
Xingbo Yu ◽  
Li Zhen ◽  
Yongli Qu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Mild Heat ◽  
Blood Biochemical

To study the influence of rumen-protected niacin on mild heat-stressed dairy cow, 30 healthy high-yielding dairy cows with similar parity were selected and randomly divided into three groups and were fed the rations with 0g/d, 6g/d and 12g/d rumen-protected niacin respectively. The results showed that the dairy cows were in mild heat stress during the experiment and the time of test day significantly affected the milk yield, FCM and respiration rate of cows. Rumen-protected niacin supplement neither altered the dairy cow’s body temperature, skin temperature and respiration rate, nor affected their milk yield and milk quality; however, it reduced the level of triglyceride and urea in serum.

scholarly journals Optimal Production Schedules for a Representative Farm Under Alternative Seasonal Milk Pricing Patterns of the Base-Excess Plan: A Comment

1982 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-66
Author(s):  
Robert A. Milligan
Keyword(s):  
Linear Programming ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Base Excess ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Linear Programming Model ◽  
Optimal Production ◽  
Farm Manager

In the April, 1981, issue of this Journal, Prindle and Livezey (PL) address the very important question of how a dairy farm manager should attempt to adjust production in response to expected seasonal production patterns of the dairy cow, monthly milk prices and variable milk production costs. The authors construct a representative farm linear programming model to address this important question.

Sources and uses of information on a West Coast dairy farm

2002 ◽  
pp. 31-32
Author(s):  
C. Van der Geest
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Herd Size ◽  
Financial Benefit ◽  
Nitrogen Response ◽  
Directional Information

I am a 30-year-old sharemilker on my parent's 600 cow developing farm near Blackball on the western side of the Grey Valley. Earlier this year I competed in the National Young Farmer of the Year competition and finished a close third. So what is information? There are two types of information that I use. There is data gathered from my farm to help fine tune the running of the day to day operations on the farm And directional information This is the information that arrives in papers and directs the long-term direction and plans of the farm and farming businesses. Due to the variability in weather on the Coast there is a greater need to monitor and adjust the farming system compared to an area like Canterbury. This was shown last year (2001/02) when the farm was undergoing a rapid period of development and I was under time restraints from increasing the herd size, building a new shed as well as developing the farm. The results of the time pressure was that day to day information gathering was lower resulting in per cow production falling by 11% or around $182 per cow. So what information was lacking that caused this large drop in profit. • Pasture growth rates • Cow condition • Nitrogen requirements • Paddock performance • Milk production • Pre-mating heat detection As scientists and advisers I hear you say that it is the farmer's responsibility to gather and analyse this information. You have the bigger topics to research and discover, gene marking, improving pasture species, sexing of sperm and ideas that I have not even contemplated yet. This is indeed very valuable research. Where would farming be without the invention of electric fences, artificial breeding and nitrogen research? But my problem is to take a farm with below average production to the top 10% in production with the existing technology and farming principles. I have all the technical information I need at the end of a phone. I can and do ring my consultant, fertiliser rep, vet, neighbour and due to the size and openness of New Zealand science, at present if they do not know I can ring an expert in agronomy, nutrition, soils and receive the answer that I require. I hope that this openness remains as in a time of privatisation and cost cutting it is a true advantage. I feel that for myself the next leap in information is not in the growing of grass or production of milk but in the tools to collect, store and utilise that information. This being tied to a financial benefit to the farming business is the real reason that I farm. Think of the benefits of being able to read pasture cover on a motorbike instantly downloaded, overlaying cow intake with milk production, changes in cow weight, daily soil temperature and predicted nitrogen response. Telling me low producing cows and poor producing paddocks, any potential feed deficits or surpluses. This would be a powerful information tool to use. The majority of this information is already available but until the restraints of time and cost are removed from data gathering and storage, this will not happen.

The Effect of Sprinkling on the Respiration Rate, Body Temperature, Grazing Performance and Milk Production of Dairy Cattle

1951 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 961-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. Miller ◽  
J. B. Frye ◽  
B. J. Burch ◽  
P. J. Henderson ◽  
L. L. Rusoff
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Respiration Rate
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