A Study on Milk Quality Characteristics of Simmental (Fleckvieh) Cows Reared Karacabey District of Bursa Province
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Objective The aim of this study was to determine the milk quality characteristics of Simmental (SIM) (Fleckvieh) cattle originating from Austria and Germany
Material and Methods: For this aim, a total of 1928 milk samples taken during morning milking in different seasons between 2018 and 2022 from cattle raised in a disease-free private dairy farm in Karacabey District of Bursa Province were evaluated.
Results: Milk quality characteristics include fat (MFC), protein (MPC), lactose (MLC), total dry matter content (TDMC), milk urea nitrogen (MUN) amount and Log10SCC were determined. Parity effects on MLC (P<0.01) and TDMC (P<0.01), calving year effects on all traits (P<0.05) except MFC, lactation month effects on MPC (P<0.01), MLC (P<0.01), MUN (P<0.01) and Log10SCC (P<0.01), and calving season effects on MPC (P<0.01), MLC (P<0.01) and Log10SCC (P<0.01) were determined to be statistically significant. The averages of MFC, MPC, MLC, TDMC, MUN and Log10SCC were 3.80±0.02%, 3.45±0.01%, 4.83±0.01%, 12.62±0.03%, 15.92±0.09 mg/dl and 4.699±0.014 (50.004 cells/mL), respectively.
Conclusion: Although the MFC of SIM cattle originating from Austria and Germany was found to be slightly lower than those reported in the literature, the low SCC content indicates that the prevalence of mastitis in this genotype is quite low.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Dual purpose cattle, Mik fat content, Milk protein content, Milk urea nitrogen, Somatic cell count
Proje Numarası
ZRF 21014
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