Yield and composition of milk and blood biochemical components of ewes nursing a single lamb or twins

• Autorzy: Sobiech P. , Milewski S. , Zdunczyk S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of lactation on blood biochemical components and body weight in Kamieniec ewes nursing singles or twins. The examinations were conducted on 4-year-old ewes; 12 suckling single lambs and 12 suckling twin lambs. The feeding level was maintained constant during a 70-d lactation period. The course and consequences of lactation in ewes nursing singles and twins were compared taking into account daily milk yield, milk production over lactation, milk chemical composition, and blood biochemical indices. Milk yield was found to be significantly (by more than 20%) higher in ewes nursing twins, reaching 27.40% towards the end of lactation. Milk production over lactation was higher in the mothers of twins, by 23.67 kg (P≤0.05). No significant differences were observed between ewes suckling singles and twins with respect to the chemical composition of milk. Changes in blood biochemical indices, primarily in the activity of ALT and AST, concentrations of protein, urea, and creatinine, as well as in the parameters of acid-base balance indicate that lactation has a greater challenge in the ewes nursing twins.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 52
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.591-596,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Sobiech P.

• Department of Clinical Sciences, Internal Disease Unit, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Milewski S.

• Department of Sheep and Goat Breeding, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-917 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Zdunczyk S.

• Reproduction Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland

Bibliografia

• 1. Antunovic Z., Sencic D., Speranda M., Liker B.: Influence of the season and the reproductive status of ewes on blood parameters. Small Rumin Res 2002, 45, 39-44.
• 2. Azab M.E., Hussein A., Abdel-Maksoud A.: Changes in some hematological and biochemical parameters during prepartum and postpartum periods in female Baladi goats. Small Rumin Res 1999, 34, 77-85.
• 3. Baranowski P.: The influence of physiological condition and litter size on the level of chosen mineral parameters in serum of ewes. Przegl Hodowl 1994, 9, 21-24.
• 4. Brzostowski H., Milewski S., Wasilewska A., Tański Z.: The influence of the reproductive cycle on levels of some metabolism indices in eves. Pol Arch Wet 1995, 35, 53- 62.
• 5. Brzostowski H., Tański Z., Milewski S., Sowińska J.: Meat quality of young Kamieniecka rams and Kamieniecka cross-breeds slaughtered at the age of 50 or 100 days. J Anim Feed Sci 1997, 6, 333-341.
• 6. Castillo C., Garcia-Partida P., Hernandez J., Benedito J.L.: Applications of Fenci s equations in the acid-base balance changes related to pregnancy in ewes. Vet Med- Czech 1998, 43, 27-31.
• 7. Castillo-Rodriguez C., Hernandez-Bermudez J.L., Lopez- Alonso M., Ayala de la Pena I., Miranda-Castanon M., Benedito-Castellote J.L.: Relationship between energy metabolism, acid-base balance and productive period in Gallega breed ewes. Vet Mexico 2001, 32, 39-45.
• 8. Doornenball H., Tong A.K., Murray N.L.: Reference values of blood parameters in beef cattle of different ages and stages of lactation. Can J Vet Res 1988, 52, 99-105.
• 9. El-Sherif M.M.A., Assad F.: Changes in some blood constituents of Barki ewes during pregnancy and lactation under semi arid conditions. Small Rumin Res 2001, 40, 269-277.
• 10. Firat A., Ozpinar A.: The study of changes in some blood parameters (glucose, urea, bilirubin, AST) during and after pregnancy in association with nutritional conditions and litter size in ewes. Turk Vet Hayvancil Derg 1996, 20, 387-393.
• 11. Henze P., Bichardt K., Fuhrmann H.: Effects of level of energy intake and energy demand on growth hormone and total oestrogen on the pathogenesis of ketosis in sheep. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 1994, 101, 61-65.
• 12. Hu W., Murphy M.R.: Dietary cation-anion difference effects on performance and acid-base status of lactating dairy cows: a meta-analysis. J Dairy Sci 2004, 87, 2222- 2229.
• 13. Iriadam M.: Variation in certain hematological and biochemical parameters during the peri-partum period in Kilis does. Small Rumin Res 2007, 73, 54-57.
• 14. Karadjole I., Krizanovic D., Mikulec K., Rakao A., Uhitil S.: Activity of alkaline phosphatase and aspartate and alanine aminotratnsferases in sheep serum during lactation. Vet Arch Yugoslavia 1986, 55, 44-46.
• 15. Kaushik H.M., Bugalia N.S.: Plasma total protein, cholesterol, minerals and transaminases during pregnancy in goats. Ind Vet J 1999, 76, 603-606.
• 16. Masek T., Zeljko M., Valpotic H., Pahovic S.: Blood biochemical parameters of crossbred Istrian x East Friesian dairy ewes: relation to milking period. Ital J Anim Sci 2007, 6, 281-288.
• 17. Milewski S., Ząbek K.: Reproductive, meat and milk performance traits of Charolaise sheep raised in the Warmia and Mazury region. Medycyna Wet 2008, 64, 473-476.
• 18. Niżnikowski R., Janikowski W.T., Tyszka Z.J.: Effect of the number of suckling lambs on selected performance traits of Corriedale-type and Friesian ewes as evaluated during lactation. Prace Mater Zoot 1994, 45, 93-97.
• 19. Piccione G., Fazio F., Ferrantelli V., Nicosia S., Caola G.: Changes of blood gas and acid-base balance in lactating ewes. Bangladesh Vet 2002, 19, 92-96.
• 20. Rodriguez M.N., Tebot I., Le Bas A., Nievas C., Leng L., Cirio A.: Renal function and urea handling in pregnant and lactating Corriedale ewes. Can J Anim Sci 1996, 76, 469-472.
• 21. Rukkwamsuk T., Wensing T., Geelen M.J.H.: Effect of overfeeding during the dry period on regulation of adipose tissue metabolism in dry cows during the periparturient period. J Dairy Sci 1998, 81, 2904-2911.
• 22. Sato J., Kanata M., Yasuda J., Sato R., Okada K., Seimiya Y., Naito Y.: Changes of serum alkaline phosphatase activity in dry and lactational cows. J Vet Med Sci 2005, 67, 813-815.
• 23. Snowder G.D., Glimp H.A.: Influence of breed, number of suckling lambs, and stage of lactation on ewe milk production and lamb growth under range conditions. J Anim Sci. 1991, 69, 926-930.
• 24. Sobiech P., Kuleta Z.: Levels of selected biochemical indicators of serum and blood during subclinical forms of NMD in lambs. Polish J Vet Sci 1999, 2, 37-41.
• 25. Sormunen-Cristian R., Ketoza E., Hepola H.: Sufficiency of the energy and protein standards for lactation of adult multiparous Finnish Landrace ewes. Small Rumin Res 1997, 26, 223-237.
• 26. Swenson M.J., Reece W.O.: Duke s Physiology of Domestic Animals, ed. Cornell University Press, New York, 1993, pp. 26, 518, 527.
• 27. Szczepański W.A., Milewski S., Czarniawska-Zając S.: Reproductive parameters of Kamieniecka and Charrolaise sheep in three years of breeding. Rocz Nauk Zoot 2005, Suppl. 2, 9-32.
• 28. Williams C.C., Calmes K.J., Fernandez J.M., Stanley C.C., Lovejoy J.C., Bateman H.G., Gentry L.R., Gantt D.T., Harding G.D.: Glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in Gulf Coast Native and Suffolk ewes during late gestation and early lactation. Small Rumin Res 2004, 54, 167-171.