Iranian Journal of animal Science

Iranian Journal of animal Science

Relationship between body condition and milk test with mastitis prevalence of dairy cows at early lactation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Morteza Mansooryar 1
Hamidreza Mirzaei Alamouti 2
Mehdi Dehghan-Banadaky 3
1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Animal Science, University of Zanjan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Zanjan, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, University College of Agriculture & Natrual Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
10.22059/ijas.2017.233659.653527
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between calving body condition score (BCS) as well as first and second milk test postpartum with clinical and subclinical mastitis prevalence. After calving 117 multiparous cows were divided to two groups based on their BCS as fat and normal conditioned and milk samples were taken in week one and two postpartum. The results showed BCS at calving time had no significant relationships with udder health. Milk protein and fat had significant associations with udder health in week 1 and 2 postpartum; however in none of weeks no meaningful relationships were found between milk fat to protein ratio with udder inflammation. Therefore, calving BCS and fat to protein ratio are not reliable markers for clinical or subclinical mastitis incidence; however milk fat and protein in week 1 and 2 postpartum can be used as proper markers for predicting subclinical mastitis in dairy cows at early lactation.
Keywords
BCS
fat
Mastitis
protein
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Iranian Journal of animal Science
Volume 48, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Summer 2017
Pages 305-312

  • Receive Date 20 May 2017
  • Revise Date 30 August 2017
  • Accept Date 16 September 2017