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Skin surface temperature of the mammary gland, measured by infrared thermography, in primiparous Girolando cows fed diets containing different lipid sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2020

Alysson M. Wanderley ,
Luís C. V. Ítavo ,
Geraldo T. dos Santos ,
Camila C. B. F. Ítavo ,
Alexandre M. Dias ,
Rodrigo G. Mateus ,
Luiz C. Pereira ,
Ariadne B. Gonçalves ,
Endyara S. Kohl  and
Celso R. C. Lima
Alysson M. Wanderley
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande79.074-460, Brazil
Luís C. V. Ítavo*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande79.074-460, Brazil
Geraldo T. dos Santos
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande79.074-460, Brazil
Camila C. B. F. Ítavo
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande79.074-460, Brazil
Alexandre M. Dias
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande79.074-460, Brazil
Rodrigo G. Mateus
Affiliation:
Catholic University Don Bosco, Campo Grande79.117-010, Brazil
Luiz C. Pereira
Affiliation:
University of the State of Mato Grosso, Juara78.575-000, Brazil
Ariadne B. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Catholic University Don Bosco, Campo Grande79.117-010, Brazil
Endyara S. Kohl
Affiliation:
Catholic University Don Bosco, Campo Grande79.117-010, Brazil
Celso R. C. Lima
Affiliation:
Catholic University Don Bosco, Campo Grande79.117-010, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Luís C. V. Ítavo, Email: luis.itavo@ufms.br
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Abstract

This research communication describes the influence of diet, mammary quarter position and milking process on the temperature of teats and udder of cows fed diets containing different lipid sources. Five primiparous cows were fed diets containing cottonseed, sunflower seed, soybeans or soybean oil as a source of lipids and a reference diet without the inclusion of lipid sources in a 5 × 5 Latin Square design. Milk yield was determined in the last five days of each period. Milk samples were collected for SCC analysis on the last two days of each experimental period. The images of the mammary gland were obtained using an infrared camera and were analyzed with appropriate computer software. Milk yield was 14.8% higher for cows fed soybeans as a source of lipids. Diets and somatic cell counts did not influence the temperature of teats and udder. The milking process reduced the temperature of teats and udder by 0.79°C. Rear teats and rear quarters had higher surface temperatures than front teats and fore quarters. Changes in temperature of teats and mammary quarters occurred as a function of the milking process and quarter position. However, the diet and the SCC did not influence the temperature of teats and mammary quarters in this experiment.

Keywords

Dairy cowsmilkingmilk yieldoilseedSCC
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , May 2020 , pp. 191 - 195
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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