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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024

Some Welfare Assessment Traits and Quantitative-Qualitative Milk Parameters as Affected by Supplementary Feeding at Milking and Parity in Anatolian Buffalo Cows.

Ahmet Akdağ, İbrahim Cihangir Okuyucu, Hüseyin Erdem, Ertuğrul Kul, Nuh Ocak

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Ahmet AkdağDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey.
İbrahim Cihangir OkuyucuDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey.
Hüseyin ErdemDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-5273-3925
Ertuğrul KulDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir, Turkey.
Nuh OcakDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-7393-1373

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate whether supplemental feeding at milking (SFAM) positively influences the quantitative-qualitative milk parameters due to improving some welfare assessment traits of multiparous Anatolian buffalo cows confined in semi-open free-stall barns. A total of 76 Anatolian buffalo cows at approximately 90 days in milk were selected to encompass four groups (OSF-2nd, NSF-2nd, OSF-≥3rd and NSF-≥3rd), considering offering (OSF) or not (NSF) supplemental feed at milking and the parity (2nd) and (≥3rd). Data of evaluated variables such as the following ones-(i) subjectively scored welfare assessment traits (temperament, udder hygiene and body condition), (ii) milk yield per milking (MYM), (iii) milk components, and (iv) milk physical traits-were analysed using a linear mixed model and principal component (PC) analysis. The OSF improved the temperament, udder hygiene and body condition scores compared to the NSF. The MYM, the fat content and the fat-to-protein ratio of the OSF were higher than those of the NSF, but milk mineral and electrical conductivity of the OSF were lower than those of the NSF. The parity of cows did not affect the evaluated variables. Four parameters (milk density value and lactose, solids-not-fat and protein contents) could be identified in the PC2 versus PC1 plot. In conclusion, the SFAM enhanced the milk yield and qualitative milk parameters due to improving the welfare status of indoor buffalo cows, regardless of parity.

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body conditionfeedingmilk productionmilk qualitymultiparous buffalo cowtemperamentudder hygiene

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PMCPMC10967426

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