THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATION

Body condition represents the physiological and maintenance stage of an animal at a given time. The study on the body condition of the cows was conducted on a group of 22 Frisian Holstein cows. The average milk production per normal lactation (305 days) was 8664 kg. The animals were bred in free sta...

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Main Authors: I. BENCSIK, N. PĂCALĂ, D. DRONCA, ADRIANA MOLDOVAN
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Language:English
Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
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Online Access:https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/1492
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author I. BENCSIK
N. PĂCALĂ
D. DRONCA
ADRIANA MOLDOVAN
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description Body condition represents the physiological and maintenance stage of an animal at a given time. The study on the body condition of the cows was conducted on a group of 22 Frisian Holstein cows. The average milk production per normal lactation (305 days) was 8664 kg. The animals were bred in free stall, stand for milking type 5x1. The body condition was assessed after calving (postpartum) and 80 days later. The body condition index decreased by 26, 39% in this time interval, achieving the critical score of 2.5 points. The production of milk represented the 27, 64±0, 98% of the total average milk production. The appreciation of the body condition using the point method represents and easy method. The appreciation of the body condition by the point method represents a valuable tool for the health monitoring and proper nutrition of cows with superior genotypes.
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spelling doaj.art-1a6f7174b15d4e93aa82f77e8d0946102024-04-10T05:28:01ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-10-014222172171492THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATIONI. BENCSIK0N. PĂCALĂ1D. DRONCA2ADRIANA MOLDOVAN3University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Banatului – Timisoara, University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Banatului – Timisoara, University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Banatului – Timisoara, University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Banatului – Timisoara, Body condition represents the physiological and maintenance stage of an animal at a given time. The study on the body condition of the cows was conducted on a group of 22 Frisian Holstein cows. The average milk production per normal lactation (305 days) was 8664 kg. The animals were bred in free stall, stand for milking type 5x1. The body condition was assessed after calving (postpartum) and 80 days later. The body condition index decreased by 26, 39% in this time interval, achieving the critical score of 2.5 points. The production of milk represented the 27, 64±0, 98% of the total average milk production. The appreciation of the body condition using the point method represents and easy method. The appreciation of the body condition by the point method represents a valuable tool for the health monitoring and proper nutrition of cows with superior genotypes.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/1492herd managementmilk productionbody condition scoring (bcs)
spellingShingle I. BENCSIK
N. PĂCALĂ
D. DRONCA
ADRIANA MOLDOVAN
THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATION
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
herd management
milk production
body condition scoring (bcs)
title THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATION
title_full THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATION
title_fullStr THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATION
title_full_unstemmed THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATION
title_short THE STUDY OF BODY CONDITIONS OF HOLSTEIN - FRISIAN COWS IN THE FIRST 80 DAYS OF LACTATION
title_sort study of body conditions of holstein frisian cows in the first 80 days of lactation
topic herd management
milk production
body condition scoring (bcs)
url https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/1492
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