Original Scientific Article
Influence of breed and parity on teat and milking characterıstıcs ın daıry cattle
Murat Genc
*
,
Omer Coban
,
Ugur Ozenturk
,
Omer Eltas
Received: 17 November 2017
Received in revised form: 13 March 2018
Accepted: 11 April 2018
Available Online First: 15 July 2018
Published on: 15 October 2018
Correspondence: Murat Genc, vet.murat.genc@gmail.com
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine some morphological traits of the udder teat and their influence on the milk flow rate in three dairy cattle breeds (Brown Swiss, Holstein and Simmental). The average milking time and milk yield was 8.79±0.16 minutes and 9.40±0.28 kg, respectively. There was a finding that the breed of the dairy cows had no effect on the total milking time, with the Holstein cows having the highest milk yield (P<0.01). The average milk flow rate was 1.09±0.04 kg/minute and the Holstein cows had the highest milk flow rate (P<0.05). The cow parity didn’t affect the milk flow rate and the milk yield. The average teat length, average teat diameter and average teat volume varied among the cattle breeds and were highest in the Brown Swiss, and lowest in the Simmental cows. In conclusion, the milk flow rate varies among cattle breeds, and it was observed that dairy cows with high milk yields have higher milk flow rates.
Keywords: dairy cattle, milk flow rate, teat traits
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© 2018 Genc M. This is an open-access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Acknowledgement
The authors acknowledge the Livestock Research and Practice Farm of Ataturk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for providing support to carry out this project.
Conflict of Interest Statement
The authors declared that they have no potential conflict of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.
Citation Information
Macedonian Veterinary Review. Volume 41, Issue 2, Pages 169-176, p-ISSN 1409-7621, e-ISSN 1857-7415, DOI: 10.2478/macvetrev-2018-0020, 2018
10.2478/macvetrev-2018-0020
