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Determination of Milk Production Characteristics and Milk Losses Related to Somatic Cell Count in Jersey Cows Raised in the Black Sea Region of Turkey   
Yazarlar
Hüseyin Erdem
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Savaş Atasever
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
 Ertuğrul KUL Ertuğrul KUL
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
This study was conducted to determine the Milk Production Characteristics (MPC) and to estimate milk losses related to Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in Jersey cows raised in Turkey conditions. In total, 330 cows were examined between January and December 2005. The SCC analysis were performed by direct microscopy and MPC values were calculated by Holland method. Effect of parity on MPC parameters were significant (p<0.001). While Lactation Length (LL), daily Milk Yield (dMY), Lactation Milk Yield (LMY) and 305 daily Milk Yield (305 dMY) were estimated as 274.8±4.2 d, 11.6±0.1, 3219.7±63.9 and 3457.3±46.4 kg, respectively, MPC levels tended to rise with later parities. Milk losses were lowest in first parity cows and losses (%) in dMY, LMY and 305 dMY were 14.96, 14.83 and 13.95, respectively. In conclusion, husbandrial practices related to herd management should routinely be checked by dairy farmers to obtain higher quality milk and to minimize milk production losses. © 2010 Acadamic Journal, Inc.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Jersey | Milk loss | Milk yield | Somatic cell count
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Dergi ISSN 1996-3289
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 11-2010
Cilt No 5
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 217 / 222
Doi Numarası 10.3923/ajava.2010.217.222