Effects of Somatic Cell Count and Various Environmental Factors on

Abstract

In this study, the effects of somatic cell count (SCC) and various environmental factors on milk yield and foremilk constituents in Red-Holstein (RH) cows raised under Mediterranean climatic conditions in Aydın Province in Turkey were determined. A total of 891 foremilk samples collected from 129 cows during morning and evening milkings in winter and summer seasons between 2009 and 2012 were analysed for protein content (PC), lactose content (LC), nonfat dry matter content (NFDMC), and SCC. SCC data were split into 6 groups (<100,000 cells mL-1; 100,000-199,999 cells mL-1; 200,000-299,999 cells mL-1; 300,000-399,999 cells mL-1; 400,000-750,000 cells mL-1; and >750,000 cells mL-1) before statistical analysis. LS MEANS of sampling time milk yield (STMY), PC, LC, NFDMC, and Log10SCC for winter and summer seasons were 11.27±0.253 kg and 10.59±0.226 kg (P<0.05), 3.24±0.024% and 3.04±0.021% (P<0.01), 4.44±0.028% and 4.48±0.025% (P>0.05), 8.68±0.045% and 8.50±0.040% (P<0.01), and 5.051±0.0508 (112,461 cells mL-1) and 4.914±0.0428 (82,035 cells mL-1) (P<0.05), respectively. Compared to the first SCC group, STMY, LC, and NFDMC decreased to 1.1 kg (9.4%), 6.4%, and 3.8% in the fifth group and 1.49 kg (12.7%), 11.3%, and 6.3% in the sixth group, respectively (P<0.05). In conclusion, LC could be used as a mastitis marker due to a distinct decrease in LC as SCC increases. Additionally, due to significant reductions in the STMY, PC, and NFDMC in the summer season, some precautions are required to prevent possible heat stress in this herd and the herds managed in the regions with hot summer months.

Keywords

• Somatic cell count; Protein content; Lactose content; Milk yield loss

Kırmızı-Alaca Sığırların Süt Verimi ve Ön Süt Bileşenleri Üzerine Somatik Hücre Sayısı ve Bazı Çevresel Faktörlerin Etkileri

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Akdeniz iklim koşullarının egemen olduğu Aydın’da yetiştirilen Kırmızı-Alaca sığırların süt verimi ve ön süt bileşenleri üzerine somatik hücre sayısı (SHS) ve bazı çevresel faktörlerin etkileri araştırılmıştır. 2009-2012 yılları arasında yılda iki kez (kışın ve yazın) 129 baş inekten sabah ve akşam sağımlarında alınan toplam 891 ön süt örneğinde protein oranı (PO), laktoz oranı (LO) ve yağsız kuru madde oranı (YKMO) ile SHS belirlenmiştir. İstatistik analiz öncesinde SHS verileri 6 gruba (750,000 hücre mL-1) ayrılmıştır. Kış ve yaz mevsimleri için denetim zamanı süt verimi (DZSV), PO, LO, YKMO ve Log10SHS en küçük kareler ortalamaları sırasıyla 11.27±0.253 kg ve 10.59±0.226 kg (P

Keywords

• Somatik hücre sayısı, Protein oranı, Laktoz oranı, Süt verim kaybı

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