Assessment of Grazing Behaviour on Milk Production of Friesian x Bunaji Dairy Cows
Keywords:
Behaviour, Grazing, Friesian, Bunaji, Dairy
Abstract
This study was carried out with the aim of understanding the milk production of Friesian X Bunaji cow, their behaviour with regards to grazing time shared with other activities such as walking and standing by means of visual observation. A total of twenty (20) healthy dairy cows comprising of 50:50 Friesian X Bunaji crosses (10 cows) and 75:25 Friesian x Bunaji crosses (10 cows) were used for the study. These crosses were in their second parity. Data were collected for grazing time, walking and standing time, and milk yields. The results obtained showed significant (p˂0.05) differences between the two genotypes in the time spent for grazing and milk yield. Positive phenotypic correlations were obtained and ranged from 0.50 – 0.79 while significant but negative correlation (rp = -0.84) was obtained for walking against grazing. Therefore, it can be concluded that the grazing time be increased for the animals and selection on high milk yielding animals be done using those positively correlated traits as indicators.
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Fericean, M.L., Palicica, R. and Rada, O. (2010). The behavior of calves. Research Journal of Agricultural Science 42(2): 248254.
Hancock, J. (1950). Studies in monozygotic cattle twins IV. Uniformity trails: Grazing behaviour
Hodgson, J. (1982). Ingestive behavior. In: Leaver J.D. (Ed.), Intake handbook, London, UK, Pages 113–138.
Kolver, E. and Muller, L. (1998). Performance and nutrient intake of high producing Holstein cows consuming pasture or a total mixed ration. Journal of Dairy Science 81(5): 14031411.
Labroue, F., Guéblez, R. and Sellier, P. (1997). Genetic parameters of feeding behaviour and performance traits in group-housed Large White and French Landrace growing pigs. BioMed 29(5): 451-468. HAL 00894180.
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Tolkamp, B.J., Allcroft, D.J., Austin, E.J., Nielsen, B.L. and Kyriazakis, I. (1998). Satiety splits feeding behavior into bouts. Journal of Theoretical Biology 194: 235-350.
Tolkamp, B.J., Schweitzer, D.P.N. and Kyriazakis, I. (2000). The biologically relevant unit for the analysis of short-term feeding behavior of dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 83: 2057-2068.
Weinrich, R., Kühl, S., Zühlsdorf, A. and Spiller, A. (2014). Consumer attitudes in Germany towards different dairy housing systems and their implications for the marketing of pasture raised milk. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17(4): 205-222.
Werner, J.A., Lesoa, L., Umstatterd, C., Niederhausere, J., Kennedya, E., Geoghegana, A., Shallooa, L., Schick, M. and O’Brien, B. (2017). Evaluation of the Rumi watch system for measuring grazing behaviour of cows. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 1-9.
Werner, J.A. (2018). Measuring grazing behaviour of dairy cows: Validation of sensor technologies and assessing application potential in intensive pasture-based milk production systems. Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the regulations to acquire the doctorate degree in Agricultural Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Page 1 – 138.
Published
2021-08-06
How to Cite
Adedibu, I.I., Olutunmogun, A.K., Wakgaka, F.D., & Odegbile, O.E. (2021). Assessment of Grazing Behaviour on Milk Production of Friesian x Bunaji Dairy Cows. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science and Technology (NJAST), 4(2), 86 - 92. Retrieved from https://njast.com.ng/index.php/home/article/view/150
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