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Effects of oxytocin, machine stripping and milking rate on production loss of cows milked once a day

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Vicki R. Carruthers ,
Stephen R. Davis  and
Peter J. A. Copeman
Vicki R. Carruthers
Affiliation:
Dairying Research Corporation, Ruakura Agricultural Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
Stephen R. Davis
Affiliation:
Dairying Research Corporation, Ruakura Agricultural Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
Peter J. A. Copeman
Affiliation:
Dairying Research Corporation, Ruakura Agricultural Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Summary

The effect of treatments designed to improve the efficiency of milk removal and minimize loss of production in cows milked once a day (OAD) was assessed in short-term trials involving Friesian and Jersey cows. Trial 1 involved 80 cows and compared twice a day (TAD) milking with OAD milking with the administration of 20 i.u. of oxytocin (OX), OAD milking with udder massage before and during milking (OS) and no treatment during OAD milking (OC). The OX and OS groups had increased yields of milk and milk solids when treatments were applied, though yields were not restored to previous TAD levels. The percentage increase shown by OX cows was greater than that of OS cows for fat yield. The level of residual milk in the udder after milking was lower for the OX group than for the OAD and TAD controls. In Trial 2, 12 cows were subjected to fast or slow rates of milking OAD in each of two periods. Losses in milk, fat and protein yields averaged 9·1, 9·9 and 1·0% respectively. Increased rate of milking reduced milking time and time to let-down but did not affect response to OAD milking. The results showed that treatments that increased the evacuation of the udder during milking and decreased the level of residual milk reduced losses in production that occur on OAD milking. Increasing the rate of milking was ineffective in reducing losses on OAD milking.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 13 - 18
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1993

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