Advanced search
Start date
Betweenand
Related content
(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Milk lactoferrin and milk constituents in dairy Gyr heifers

Full text
Author(s):
Ujita, Aska [1] ; Negrao, Joao Alberto [2] ; Vercesi Filho, Anibal Eugenio [1] ; Fernandes, Andre Rabelo [3] ; El Faro, Lenira [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Zootecnia, Ctr Pesquisas Bovinos Corte, Rodovia Carlos Tonanni, Km 94, BR-14160900 Sertaozinho, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Zootecnia & Engn Alimentos, Ave Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, BR-13635900 Pirassununga, SP - Brazil
[3] Assoc Brasileira Gir Leiteiro, Praca Vicentino Rodrigues da Cunha, 110, BR-38022330 Uberaba, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: LIVESTOCK SCIENCE; v. 226, p. 87-92, AUG 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the variation in bovine lactoferrin (LF) content in milk from dairy Gyr heifers during lactation and to evaluate its relationship with milk components. Milk samples were collected between August to October 2013 for performance test 1 (25 first lactation cows) and August to October 2014 for performance test 2 (20 first lactation cows), coordinated by the Brazilian Association of dairy Gyr Breeders (ABCGIL), in Uberaba, MG, Brazil. Milk yield (MY) of 45 primiparous cows was measured daily. The milk samples for analysis of LF concentration and of the other milk components such as somatic cell count and percentage of fat (F%), protein (P%), lactose (L%) and total solids (TS) were collected monthly. The somatic cell count (SCC) was transformed to a somatic cell score (SCS). Pearson correlation coefficients between LF and the other milk components were calculated. Analyses of variance were performed by mixed models including the fixed effects of test (1 = calving 2013 and 2 = calving 2014) year-season of sampling, lactation month and age of cow at calving as classificatory effects, and the effects of SCS and MY as covariates (linear effect). The effect of cow was analyzed as a random effect considering repeated measures over time. The mean LF concentration was 16.80 +/- 12.41 mu g/mL milk and the values showed variation across lactation indicating that the lactation month influences milk LF concentration. Lactoferrin content was correlated with SCS (0.64, P < 0.01). The correlation between LF and MY was -0.47 (P < 0.01) and between LF and P% was 0.47 (P < 0.01). The trends of the LF and SCS mean curves were similar, while opposite trends were observed between LF and MY mean curves. The concentration of LF in milk from primiparous dairy Gyr cows showed a strong association with MY level and udder health. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/17867-7 - Study of traits related to energy balance and their association with productive and reproductive traits in dairy Gir cows
Grantee:Lenira El Faro Zadra
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants