Volume 19, Issue 1 , May 2017, , Pages 71-82
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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of energy density in dry period on subsequent milk production. Milk production and milk components of 2143 milking cows were used and NEl of the far-off and close-up period’s diets were 1.35, 1.45, 1.55, and 1.44, 1.54, 1.65 Mcal/kg of dry matter. ...
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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of energy density in dry period on subsequent milk production. Milk production and milk components of 2143 milking cows were used and NEl of the far-off and close-up period’s diets were 1.35, 1.45, 1.55, and 1.44, 1.54, 1.65 Mcal/kg of dry matter. Descriptive statistics of herds were described. The results were showed as least square and standard error of means in early lactation (120 day) and whole lactation period. As energy density increased in the far-off and close-up periods, there was no difference in milk yield in early lactation period, but there was a linearly increase in whole lactation period (P < 0.05). Milk composition until 120 d didn’t changed with increasing energy density in the far-off diets, but milk fat percentage was linearly decreased (P < 0.05) in whole period by increasing dietary energy in far-off and until 120 d and whole lactation period (P < 0.05) by the close-up diets. There was a linearly increase in somatic cell count in early and whole period with increment energy density in the far-off and close-up diets. Generally, increasing energy density in dry period improved milk production and increased somatic cell count, and less milk fat content over lactation period might be independent of the dry period diet and it’s a function of length of lactation and milk amount.
Seyyed Saeid Mousavi; Hamid Amanlou; Ali Nikkhah; Hamid Reza Mirzaei Alamouti; Ali Moustafa Tehrani
Volume 18, Issue 3 , October 2016, , Pages 413-430
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different metabolizable protein levels in diet during the peri parturition on performance and blood parameters of Afshari ewes and lambs. Thirty two once lambing ewes in the last six weeks of pregnancy and the first six weeks of lactation with diets ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different metabolizable protein levels in diet during the peri parturition on performance and blood parameters of Afshari ewes and lambs. Thirty two once lambing ewes in the last six weeks of pregnancy and the first six weeks of lactation with diets before and after parturition containing rates of NRC recommended and 20% higher one as low and high amount of metabolizable protein respectively requirements of ewe with two lambs as Factorial experiment in a completely randomized design were fed. Dry matter intake, body weight, body condition score ewes and their changes, weight lamb in the first and third weeks, and daily weight gain of lambs were not affected by treatments. Amount and composition of the colostrum were not affected by the treatments, but milk yield increasing was observed at low metabolizable protein before and after lambing treatment(p=0.007) as compared to other treatments. Urea (P = 0.0001) and cholesterol (P = 0.02) of plasma were significantly higher in high metabolizable protein than the low metabolizable protein in late gestation. Reducing insulin resistance (P = 0.03) and increasing insulin sensitivity (P = 0. 01) were observed in the treatment low metabolizable protein before and after lambing. No significant difference was observed on the numbers of white blood cells, red blood cells and other blood cells between the treatments. The results of this study, the percentage of metabolizable protein by the NRC for Afshari ewes during late gestation and early lactation is advisable.
Moustafa Hajilou; Hamid Reza Mirzaei Alamouti; Mehdi Ganjkhanlou; Hamid Amanlou
Volume 17, Issue 2 , October 2015, , Pages 347-358
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Four ruminally-cannulated Holstein cows were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square changeover design within periods of 21 days to evaluate effects of feeding frequency of different sources of rumen degradable nitrogen on total tract digestibility of nutrients, feeding behaviors, rumen and blood metabolites ...
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Four ruminally-cannulated Holstein cows were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square changeover design within periods of 21 days to evaluate effects of feeding frequency of different sources of rumen degradable nitrogen on total tract digestibility of nutrients, feeding behaviors, rumen and blood metabolites of Holstein cows. Treatments were: 1) control diet which was as total mixed ration (TMR) offered once daily in the morning (08:00), 2) control diet in which a part of its soybean was offered at 19:00, 3) control diet in which a part of its urea was offered at 19:00 and 4) control diet in which a part of its fish meal was offered at 19:00. Rumination time increased in cows fed twice daily with protein sources (P<0.05). Total tract digestibility of dry matter and organic matter were higher in cows received urea at the evening time. Total tract digestibility of neutral detergent fiber increased with feeding all sources of protein at the evening time (P<0.05). Molar proportion of volatile fatty acids, rumen pH and rumen ammonia concentration were not affected by feeding time of protein sources. The results indicated that increasing delivery of rumen degradable nitrogen sources improved dry matter and fiber digestibility and chewing activity of non-lactating Holstein dairy cows.
Kamran Akbari Pabandi; Hamid Reza Mirzaei Alamouti
Volume 17, Issue 1 , April 2015, , Pages 119-129
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This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding frequency and oil supplementation to the diet on performance and feeding behavior of lactating dairy cows. Twenty four lactating Holstein cows, 12 primiparous, (BW= 626±58 Kg and DIM= 195±44 day) and 12 multiparous, (BW= ...
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This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding frequency and oil supplementation to the diet on performance and feeding behavior of lactating dairy cows. Twenty four lactating Holstein cows, 12 primiparous, (BW= 626±58 Kg and DIM= 195±44 day) and 12 multiparous, (BW= 617±25 Kg and DIM= 207±39 day) were randomly assigned to four diets contained 2.5 percent supplemental oil or no oil and feeding frequency of 3 or 1 time per day in a randomized complete block design with a 2×2 factorial arrangement. Frequency of feed delivery and oil supplementation had no effect on dry matter intake. Oil supplementation reduced slug feeding especially with feeding once per day (P<0.05). Feeding frequency and oil supplementation interaction tended to significant for milk yield (P= 0.09), as there was a numerical increase in milk yield in oil 3 time feeding with oil diet. The cows fed oil diet in 3 time feed delivery had lower milk protein (P<0.05), but milk fat increased with 1 time feeding and oil supplementation (P<0.05). The results showed that oil supplementation to mid lactating cows diet can decreased compromised effects of decreasing feeding frequency.