Influence of some environmental factors on body condition score and somatic cell count in Czech Holstein cows

Stadnik L., Atasever S.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL RESEARCH, cilt.49, sa.6, ss.774-777, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.18805/ijar.5921
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.774-777
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Body condition score, Cow, Environmental factor, Somatic cell count, DAIRY-COWS, CLINICAL MASTITIS, 1ST LACTATION, MILK, ASSOCIATION, HEIFERS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The objective of this study was to determine some environmental factors affecting body condition score (BCS) and somatic cell count (SCC) in Czech Holstein cows. A total of 278 primiparous cows were examined by BCS and SCC in four calving seasons, three years and six test days after calving. The results revealed no significant effect of calving season was found for both parameters. While year was not effective on SCC values, BCS mean of third year was significantly (P<0:05) high. Also, no significant effect of test day was determined on SCC, but BCS values elevated with later test days (P<0.05). Negative and significant relationships (P<0.01) were estimated among all consecutive change in BCS (CBCS) and positive associations (P<0.01) were determined among all logSCC groups. As the result, primiparous Czech Holstein cows should be managed by eliminating effective factors to obtain more productivity in dairy farms.