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Productivity and physiological response of lactating Holstein cows to sugarcane supplementation and evaporative cooling under heat-stress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2018

F. P. Campos Open the ORCID record for F. P. Campos [Opens in a new window] ,
M. R. G. Conceição ,
P. Sarmento ,
D. R. O. Nicácio ,
C. G. Lima  and
S. V. Matarazzo
F. P. Campos*
Affiliation:
Institute of Zootechny, IZ/APTA/SAA, Nova Odessa, SP 13380-011, Brazil
M. R. G. Conceição
Affiliation:
Postgraduate program, Sustainable Animal Production, Institute of Zootechny, IZ/APTA/SAA, Nova Odessa, SP 13380-011, Brazil
P. Sarmento
Affiliation:
Institute of Zootechny, IZ/APTA/SAA, Nova Odessa, SP 13380-011, Brazil
D. R. O. Nicácio
Affiliation:
Postgraduate program, Sustainable Animal Production, Institute of Zootechny, IZ/APTA/SAA, Nova Odessa, SP 13380-011, Brazil
C. G. Lima
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Science, University of Sao Paulo, FZEA, Pirassununga, SP 13635.900, Brazil
S. V. Matarazzo
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University Santa Cruz, UESC, km 16, Rodovia Ilheus - Itabuna, Ilheus, Ba 13635.900, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: F. P. Campos, E-mail: fpcampos_99@yahoo.com, fcampos@iz.sp.gov.br
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Abstract

The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of sugarcane and maize silage mixture v. maize silage in diets of Holstein cows and investigate performance under two environmental conditions. The cows were placed in freestalls, with individuals and stalls assigned to one of four treatments according to a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with 20-day periods divided into 11 days of adaptation (wash-out period) and 9 days of collection. Treatments were arranged in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design: total diets (maize silage (MS-based diet), the roughage mixture (RM-based diet, sugarcane : maize silage, 500 : 500 g/kg DM) plus concentrate); environmental conditions (with (W) and without (Wo) fan and nebulizers); and measurement times (09.40 and 14.00 h). The temperature and relative humidity was higher at 14.00 h and contributed to increased temperature-humidity index (76.6, W v. 75.9, Wo). Feed dry matter intake (DMI) was similar between diets (20.2 kg/day), but milk production and feed efficiency were lower with RM. Under W conditions, higher fat content and total solids of milk were observed with the RM-based diet, while crude protein and lactose were higher with MS. The Wo conditions increased body surface temperature (BS) in cows fed MS. The rectal temperature (RT) was higher with RM. The BS, RT and respiratory rate were higher at 14.00 h (34.9, 38.6 °C and 58.2 breaths/min) than at 09.40 h. The RM-based diet maintained DMI and milk composition, but not milk production. The use of the cooling system led to higher DMI and feed N efficiency use.

Keywords

Dietenvironmental conditionsmaize silageproduction and quality of milkroughage mixture
Type
Animal Research Paper
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 156 , Issue 7 , September 2018 , pp. 900 - 913
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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