Effects of feed intake and thermal stress on mammary blood flow and other physiological measurements in lactating dairy cows. 1990

D S Lough, and D L Beede, and C J Wilcox
Dairy Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0701.

Six midlactation Holstein cows were exposed to treatments of thermal comfort environments with ad libitum or restricted (70% of ad libitum) DM intake and a thermal stress environment with ad libitum intake in two balanced 3 X 3 Latin squares to evaluate effects on mammary blood flow and other physiological measurements. Daily DM intake decreased from 17.8 kg in thermal comfort with ad libitum intake to 12.5 kg in thermal comfort with restricted intake and to 14.8 kg in thermal stress. Daily milk production decreased from 23.9 kg in thermal comfort ad libitum to 22.2 kg in thermal comfort restricted and 21.6 kg in thermal stress. Mammary blood flows (half udder) over the entire sampling interval (18 h) were 5.1, 4.3, and 4.5 L/min for treatments: thermal comfort, ad libitum intake; thermal comfort, restricted intake; and thermal stress, ad libitum intake. Mammary blood flows did not differ significantly among between treatments. Relationship of hald udder blood flow (L/min) to previous day's DM intake (kg/d) was described by the linear equation: L/min = .49 + (.27 kg/d); r2 = .46; and the quadratic equation: L/min = 6.04 - (.54 kg/d) + (.03 [kg/d]2); r2 = .55. Mammary blood flows 10 min before through 10 min after milking machine attachment were greater for cows at thermal comfort and ad libitum intake than for cows at thermal comfort and restricted intake or thermal stress and ad libitum intake (5.5, 4.8, and 4.8 L/min).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007774 Lactation The processes of milk secretion by the maternal MAMMARY GLANDS after PARTURITION. The proliferation of the mammary glandular tissue, milk synthesis, and milk expulsion or let down are regulated by the interactions of several hormones including ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; and OXYTOCIN. Lactation, Prolonged,Milk Secretion,Lactations, Prolonged,Milk Secretions,Prolonged Lactation,Prolonged Lactations
D008321 Mammary Glands, Animal MAMMARY GLANDS in the non-human MAMMALS. Mammae,Udder,Animal Mammary Glands,Animal Mammary Gland,Mammary Gland, Animal,Udders
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011897 Random Allocation A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects. Randomization,Allocation, Random
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D012044 Regression Analysis Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable. Regression Diagnostics,Statistical Regression,Analysis, Regression,Analyses, Regression,Diagnostics, Regression,Regression Analyses,Regression, Statistical,Regressions, Statistical,Statistical Regressions
D012119 Respiration The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration ( Breathing
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D004435 Eating The consumption of edible substances. Dietary Intake,Feed Intake,Food Intake,Macronutrient Intake,Micronutrient Intake,Nutrient Intake,Nutritional Intake,Ingestion,Dietary Intakes,Feed Intakes,Intake, Dietary,Intake, Feed,Intake, Food,Intake, Macronutrient,Intake, Micronutrient,Intake, Nutrient,Intake, Nutritional,Macronutrient Intakes,Micronutrient Intakes,Nutrient Intakes,Nutritional Intakes
D005260 Female Females

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