Letter to Editor

Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes

Volume: 62 Number: 4 December 1, 2015
  • Mehmet Sarı
  • İsa Yılmaz
  • Kadir Önk
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Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to assess the influences of lactation stage, lactation order, and udder types on udder traits and chemical composition of milk in Tuj sheep. Udder circumference (UC), udder depth (UD), udder bottom height (UBH), udder upper height (UUH) and udder width (UW) were significantly affected by lactation stage (P<0.01, P<0.001). The effects of lactation order on udder measurements and chemical composition of milk and a udder type on chemical composition of milk were found to be not significant (P>0.05). UW was significantly affected by udder type (P<0.05). Fat, solid non fat (SNF), density, lactose and mineral was significantly affected by lactation stage (P<0.05, P<0.001). Significant positive correlations (P<0.05, P<0.01, P<0.001) were established between UC with each of UD (0.41 and 0.52), UW (0.62 and 0.68) and teat diameter (TD) (0.35 and 0.40) and between UD with each of TD (0.42 and 0.41) and UW (0.53 and 0.54) and also between teat length (TL) and TD (0.37 and 0.37); TD and UW (0.42 and 0.42); UBH and UUH (0.49 and 0.49); UUH and UW (0.37 and 0.36) at the 70 and 100 days of the lactation. The strongest positive correlations were found between SNF with each of density (0.92 and 0.96), lactose (0.95 and 0.96), and mineral (0.98 and 0.99) at the 70 and 100 days of the lactation. The results of the study indicate that the influence of lactation stage on some udder traits and chemical composition of milk are very important and ought to be taken in to account in sheep breeding

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Mehmet Sarı This is me

İsa Yılmaz This is me

Kadir Önk This is me

Publication Date

December 1, 2015

Submission Date

December 1, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 62 Number: 4

APA
Sarı, M., Yılmaz, İ., & Önk, K. (2015). Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(4), 313-318. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002698
AMA
1.Sarı M, Yılmaz İ, Önk K. Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62(4):313-318. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002698
Chicago
Sarı, Mehmet, İsa Yılmaz, and Kadir Önk. 2015. “Effects of Lactation Stage, Lactation Order and Udder Types on Udder Traits and Composition of Milk in Tuj Ewes”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 (4): 313-18. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002698.
EndNote
Sarı M, Yılmaz İ, Önk K (December 1, 2015) Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 4 313–318.
IEEE
[1]M. Sarı, İ. Yılmaz, and K. Önk, “Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 313–318, Dec. 2015, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002698.
ISNAD
Sarı, Mehmet - Yılmaz, İsa - Önk, Kadir. “Effects of Lactation Stage, Lactation Order and Udder Types on Udder Traits and Composition of Milk in Tuj Ewes”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62/4 (December 1, 2015): 313-318. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002698.
JAMA
1.Sarı M, Yılmaz İ, Önk K. Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62:313–318.
MLA
Sarı, Mehmet, et al. “Effects of Lactation Stage, Lactation Order and Udder Types on Udder Traits and Composition of Milk in Tuj Ewes”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 62, no. 4, Dec. 2015, pp. 313-8, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002698.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Sarı, İsa Yılmaz, Kadir Önk. Effects of lactation stage, lactation order and udder types on udder traits and composition of milk in Tuj ewes. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015 Dec. 1;62(4):313-8. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002698

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