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The Effect Of Daily Milk Production On The Milk Composition And Energymanagement Indicators In Holstein?Friesian And Simmental Cows, Krzysztof Mlynek, Beata Gowiska, Ewa Salomonczyk, Jolanta Tkaczuk, Wojciech Stys
The Effect Of Daily Milk Production On The Milk Composition And Energymanagement Indicators In Holstein?Friesian And Simmental Cows, Krzysztof Mlynek, Beata Gowiska, Ewa Salomonczyk, Jolanta Tkaczuk, Wojciech Stys
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The present study investigated the effect of daily milk production on the content of crucial milk components, body condition, and the level of energy management parameters in the blood and milk in Holstein?Friesian (HF) and Simmental (SIM) cows. Within each breed, the animals were divided into two groups: the HF-L group was HF cows with daily milk production of ≤31 kg and the HF-H group was those with daily milk production of >31 kg. The SIM-L was SIM cows with daily milk production of ≤27 kg and the SIM-H group was those with daily milk production of >27 kg. The …
Effect Of Water Quality On Production Performance Of Lactating Nili-Ravi Buffaloes, Muhammad Asim Tausif, Faisal Shahzad, Jalees Ahmed Bhatti, Sundas Qamar, Anjum Khalique, Hifz-Ul Rahman, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Azfar Hussain
Effect Of Water Quality On Production Performance Of Lactating Nili-Ravi Buffaloes, Muhammad Asim Tausif, Faisal Shahzad, Jalees Ahmed Bhatti, Sundas Qamar, Anjum Khalique, Hifz-Ul Rahman, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Azfar Hussain
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of drinking water quality on the milk production performance of Nili-Ravi buffaloes. Lactating Nili-Ravi buffaloes (n = 12) of the same parity were randomly divided into three groups: A, B, and C (n = 4). Group A was offered turbine water, group B (the control) was kept on tap water, and group C was given canal water for drinking. Mean daily milk production was found significantly (P < 0.01) higher for group A as compared to the other groups. Dry matter intake (DMI) was lowest in group B followed by group A. Milk composition, including fat, solid not fat, and total solid percentages, was found statistically different (P < 0.001) among all groups. Feed efficiency was higher in the control (group B) followed by group C and group A. A significant (P < 0.001) difference for water intake was also observed among all groups. In conclusion, buffaloes kept on tap drinking water showed better milk production performance.