Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah Buffaloes
The goal of this research was to evaluate milking temperament and its relationship with test-day milk (TDMY0) yield in Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes. This study involved 90 buffalo cows reared under a tie-stall production system which were milked twice a day with a milking pipeline. The behavioral resp...
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| description | The goal of this research was to evaluate milking temperament and its relationship with test-day milk (TDMY0) yield in Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes. This study involved 90 buffalo cows reared under a tie-stall production system which were milked twice a day with a milking pipeline. The behavioral responses of the buffaloes were reported during preparation for milking and during actual milking. The average temperament score during preparation for milking was 1.83, and 1.93 during milking itself. The most common reaction was leg lifting (18.9%), followed by cows moving on the stall bed (10%), definite kicking (9.9%), and 13.3% managing to remove the milking cluster during milking. The frequency of buffaloes showing adverse reactions (scores 4 and 5) increased considerably during milking compared to preparation for milking. Repeated scoring of temperament during the same lactation did not show a significant difference in the frequency of temperament assessments both in preparation for milking and during milking. The minimal difference may be due to the accuracy of the assessment or a momentary change in the condition of the animals during the two scorings. Cows with the most unwanted milking behavior (scores 5 and 4) had the highest LS means for TDMY, 8.18 kg and 7.65 kg, respectively. The reasons for these buffaloes remaining until later lactations was their high milk yield and the injection of oxytocin before milking, which helps them to be fully milked. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2036912fafb340b18ce6345e1f04c9b32024-04-12T13:14:03ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152024-03-0114798710.3390/ani14070987Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah BuffaloesTihomira Stepancheva0Ivaylo Marinov1Zhivka Gergovska2Department of Animal Husbandry—Ruminant Animals and Animal Products Technologies, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of Animal Husbandry—Ruminant Animals and Animal Products Technologies, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of Animal Husbandry—Ruminant Animals and Animal Products Technologies, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaThe goal of this research was to evaluate milking temperament and its relationship with test-day milk (TDMY0) yield in Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes. This study involved 90 buffalo cows reared under a tie-stall production system which were milked twice a day with a milking pipeline. The behavioral responses of the buffaloes were reported during preparation for milking and during actual milking. The average temperament score during preparation for milking was 1.83, and 1.93 during milking itself. The most common reaction was leg lifting (18.9%), followed by cows moving on the stall bed (10%), definite kicking (9.9%), and 13.3% managing to remove the milking cluster during milking. The frequency of buffaloes showing adverse reactions (scores 4 and 5) increased considerably during milking compared to preparation for milking. Repeated scoring of temperament during the same lactation did not show a significant difference in the frequency of temperament assessments both in preparation for milking and during milking. The minimal difference may be due to the accuracy of the assessment or a momentary change in the condition of the animals during the two scorings. Cows with the most unwanted milking behavior (scores 5 and 4) had the highest LS means for TDMY, 8.18 kg and 7.65 kg, respectively. The reasons for these buffaloes remaining until later lactations was their high milk yield and the injection of oxytocin before milking, which helps them to be fully milked.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/7/987Bulgarian Murrah buffaloesmilking temperamenttest-day milk yieldlactation curve |
| spellingShingle | Tihomira Stepancheva Ivaylo Marinov Zhivka Gergovska Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah Buffaloes Animals Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes milking temperament test-day milk yield lactation curve |
| title | Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah Buffaloes |
| title_full | Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah Buffaloes |
| title_fullStr | Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah Buffaloes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah Buffaloes |
| title_short | Milking Temperament and Its Association with Test-Day Milk Yield in Bulgarian Murrah Buffaloes |
| title_sort | milking temperament and its association with test day milk yield in bulgarian murrah buffaloes |
| topic | Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes milking temperament test-day milk yield lactation curve |
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