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      Prevalence of mastitis for cows of different genotypes milked for two consecutive seasons

      Lacy-Hulbert, S. Jane; Summers, Emma Louise; Williamson, John H.; Aspin, P.W.; Kolver, E.S.
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      Lacy-Hulbert, S. J., Summers, E. L., Williamson, J. H., Aspin, P. W., & Kolver, E. S. (2006). Prevalence of mastitis for cows of different genotypes milked for two consecutive seasons. In Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production (Vol. 66, pp. 236–240).
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10723
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      Extending the calving interval from the traditional 12-month to a 24-month calving interval has been suggested as a practical solution for maximizing lactation yield per calving. Somatic cell count (SCC) and the incidence of mastitis were examined in New Zealand (NZ) and overseas (OS) Holstein-Friesian cows fed on pasture alone or supplemented with 3 or 6 kg DM maize/barley concentrates/cow/day during an extended lactation of up to 21 months. Average cow SCC was three-fold higher (P<0.001) in the extended or second season of the lactation compared with the first season, with NZ cows having a slightly higher SCC (P<0.01) in the second season compared to OS cows (191,000 and 115,000 cells/ml respectively). The SCC elevations occurred regardless of infection status of the udder. Although OS cows tended to have twice as many cases of clinical mastitis (P=0.01) in the first season compared to the NZ cows, affecting 59% and 27% of cows respectively, there was no difference in infection status between genotypes in the second season (20% and 18% respectively). Results showed that although cows experienced less mastitis during the second spring of the lactation, the average cow SCC was higher during the extended part of the lactation.
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      2006
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