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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijfsa.2020.12.012

Caloric Stress on Milk Production in Holstein Cows

Dolores Valentina Mariscal-Aguayo 1,*, Heriberto Estrella-Quintero 1, José Enrique Salas-Barboza 2, Andrés Martínez-Cuevas 2, Valentina Martínez-Mariscal 2

1 Centro Regional Universitario Occidente (CRUOC), Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Jalisco, México.

2 Independent consultant.

*Corresponding author: Dolores Valentina Mariscal-Aguayo

Published: December 10,2020

Abstract

There are several factors that can affect milk production, among which is the time of calving, but more specifically, the month of the year in which the cows have the parturition, due to environmental factors that can affect the degree of comfort of the animal. Particularly, the environmental temperature is extremely important; and it is estimated that when the maximum temperature exceeds 27°C, the environment stresses the Holstein cattle, affecting its productive behavior. The month of calving affects not only the shape of the lactation curve, but also the amount of milk produced. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of caloric stress of the calving month of the cows on the production adjusted to 305 days. The work was carried out in an agribusiness located in the municipality of Zapotlanejo, in the central region of Jalisco, with an inventory of 88 stabled Holstein cows, with feeding based on concentrate, corn silage and alfalfa, with two milkings and 100% artificial insemination. In the municipality, there is a maximum average temperature from March to June of 31 to 34°C. The information was obtained from the global report generated by the LACTO software of AGROPEC Star®, 73 births occurring in the year 2015 were analyzed. Data were processed through a polynomial regression using the SAS statistical package, considering the adjusted production at 305 days as a dependent variable and as an independent variable the month of calving. A significant effect (p < 0.01) of the month of parturition was observed in the production of milk adjusted to 305 days, which indicates that the month of parturition influences 88.35% of the production of milk, obtaining the lowest production in the month of June of 6,601 kg and the highest in the month of December of 10,365 kg with an average of 8,359.67 kg. The environmental conditions in the months of March to June, such as the temperature, significantly affected the milk production. It is recommended that the breeding season be scheduled so that calving occurs in the months where the temperature is more favorable to increase the productivity of the agribusiness.

Keywords

Cattle, Dairy, Housing, Temperature, Humidity

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How to cite this paper

Caloric Stress on Milk Production in Holstein Cows

How to cite this paper: Dolores Valentina Mariscal-Aguayo, Heriberto Estrella-Quintero, José Enrique Salas-Barboza, Andrés Martínez-Cuevas, Valentina Martínez-Mariscal. (2020) Caloric Stress on Milk Production in Holstein Cows. International Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 4(4), 449-453.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijfsa.2020.12.012