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Analysis of the causes for discarding dairy Holstein cattle
PROVAZNÍK, Pavel
The bachelor thesis analyses the causes of discarding of dairy cows of Holstein cattle. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the most common causes, which lead to discarding of dairy cows from breeding in collective farm Trhový Štěpánov a. s. In this thesis were evaluated the results for 294 dairy cows in 2010. The underlying data were obtained from Dairyplan programm on the farm in Trhový Štěpánov, from economic analysis of ZD Trhový Štěpánov a. s. between 2008 and 2010 and from the annual report for each year. In 2010 there were discarded 294 dairy cows from total 864 pieces, that means 34 % of total number. Among causes of discarding of dairy cows belong low productivity, other zootechnical reasons, udder desease, fertility disorders, difficult births and other health reasons. The most dairy cows were discarded for other health reasons. To other health reasons belong liver desease, displacement of abomasum, paratuberculosis and bad condition of limbs. For these reasons it was discarded more than 57 % of dairy cows. The second most common reason was the fertility disorder with less than 16% of dairy cows and the least of dairy cows were discarded for the bad condition of udder and the other zootechnical reasons. Analysed causes of discarding of dairy cows in ZD Trhový Štěpánov a. s. mainly agree with results of control of productivity in the whole Czech Republic.
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Analysis of milk efficiency dairy cows milked with robot
VRBOVÁ, Aneta
The deficit of educated specialists and patient dairyman had caused that robots are used also in agriculture - livestock production, rather in milking. Inventors of this new technology were the Dutch, who have put in the year 1992 the first automatic milking system (AMS) into operation. The aim of bachelor work was to analyze levels of milk efficiency of holstein cattle, milked with automatic milking systems. The observation of dairy cows holstein cattle herd took place during the year 2009 in a family farm Basík a syn. The farm is situated 6 km east of Tábor. There were observed 64 dairy cows and their share cross (62 H1 a 2 H3). Microsoft Excel has been used for processing the data. By evaluation of milk efficiency it has been discovered, that the group of dairy cows on the 1. lactation had the milk efficiency of 9,635 kg M. Dairy cows on the 2. lactation had milking efficiency of 14,329 kg M. Cows on the 3. and following lactation reached milking efficiency of 13,012 kg M. By the evaluation of number of visits of the AMS with regard to the sequence of lactation it has been discovered, that the average number of successful visits of the AMS in the herd by the cattle on the 1. lactation was 2.6 per a day. Number of unsuccessful visits of the AMS by cattle on the 1. lactation was 0.07 per a day. Average number of milking of cattle on the 2. lactation was 2.9 per a day. Average number of unsuccessful visits by this group of animals was 0.04. The AMS turned down cattle on the 2. lactation once a day on the average. Cattle on the 3. and following lactation were milking 2.7 per a day, number of rejection was 1.5. Number of unsuccessful milking by this group of cattle was very small, only 0.03 per a day.
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The Influence of milking frequency on milk efficiency and fertility in breeding cows, milked by the help of automatic milking systems
KOZELKOVÁ, Jitka
The aim of this thesis was to analyze the effect of milking frequency per day on milk efficiency and fertility during the course of lactation. The observation of dairy Holstein cattle herd took place in agricultural company Brloh (Blanský les Region) from January 2010 to February 2011. There were observed 55 dairy cows: Holstein cattle (75 %), share cross cows with race Czech Pied cattle (22 %) and Fleckvieh cattle (3%). Microsoft Excel has been used for processing the statistic data. For results evaluation, some basic statistic characteristics have been counted. Differences between the groups have been verified by the simple factor analysis of variance. By evaluation of milk efficiency including milk constituents for standardized lactation on individual lactation phases, reached breeding cows on first lactation 9460.00 kg M (3.22 % B and 3.88 % T), on second lactation 10632.15 kg M (3.23 % B and 3.96 % T) and breeding cows on third and next lactation 9738.60 kg M (3.18 % B a 4.08 % T). In the assessment of milking frequency visited breeding cows the AMS on the first lactation at 1/3 lactation phases 2.51 per a day, breeding cows at 2/3 lactation phases 2.72 per a day and 2.70 per a day at 3/3 lactation phases. This trend continued in next lactation, but breeding cows on the second lactation at 3/3 lactation phases visited most often robotic milking machine 2.80 per a day. Relationship between the number of milking and milk efficiency was found statistical significance. With the increasing number of milking performance also increases. By evaluation reproductive parameters the following values were observed ? the average first calving age 774.9 days (25 months), the average meantime 382.3 days, the average servis period 110.4 days and the average insemination period 77.8 days. The relationship between the number milking and service period has been established by the positive correlation, i.e. to the growing number of milking is to the extension service period.
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Analysis of utility and fertility of a cow herd of Holstein breed
ZETKOVÁ, Jana
The point of the work was to make an analysis of milk production an and fertility and to attest dependence of milk production and fertility in the holstein cattle herd. Background materials were acquired especially from milk production control and cattle accompanying documents. Data of 251 dairy cows were worked up. Big problem of the high producing dairy cows is the low fertility. That is why the work was focused on analysing of milk production and fertility index. Service period, insemination interval and interval were analysed out of the fertility index. Milk production, proteins and fats percentage content represent the efficiency. The results show the high selection of cows out of the herd. It result shows from a number of included heifers. Most frequent reasons of selection are health condition, low milk efficiency and fertility disorders. Average efficiency in control increases. On the other hand the protein contest in milk is weak. A breading aim 3,3% was achieved only in year 2003 (3,32%). Milk production increases from the first to the third lactation. Milk production is decreasing from the fourth lactation. Fat percentage content increases to the third lactation, then it stagnates. The protein content goes down with number of lactation. Required interval length to 400 days is exceed in all lactation. Service period is to high regardless of lactation number. Insemination interval increases to the third lactation, then it decreases, but it is nonconforming all the time. The results show that fat and protein content decreases with milk production. The high milk production was reached on cows calved in autumn (8920,77 kg) and in winter (9231,48 kg). Data of cows calved in spring and in summer are almost the same. The results evidence general rule, that fertility decreases with increasing milk production.
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Performance and reproduction of Holstein cattle
KAMENÍKOVÁ, Jana
The aim of thesis was to analyze the milk efficiency and fertility of dairy cows of Holstein cattle breeding under intensive conditions. The examinations were made in the agricultural company ZDV Krchleby, a.s. during the year of 2007 to 2009. In total, 147 dairy cows were used for observation including 35 Holstein dairy cows (100% H, R 100%), in a group called - H1, 70 Holstein cows crossed with Czech spotted cattle (H 75 - 87%, R 75 - 87%) in group - H3 and 42 Holstein cows crossed with Czech spotted cattle (H 50 - 74%, R 50 - 74%), in group - H4. Furthermore, the basic data set was divided according to lactation into four groups: 1st lactation, 2nd lactations, 3rd lactations, 4th and more lactations. The main indicators for evaluation of the milk efficiency were the: milk quantity (kg), amount of fat in the milk (%), production of the fat in the milk (kg), amount of protein in the milk (%), production of protein in the milk (kg), content of lactose in the milk (%), persistency of lactation and lactation duration (in days). In terms of fertility, the following factors were evaluated: the cow?s age at first birth (in days), insemination interval (in days), service period (in days) and the periods between births (in days). The cows in the first group milked on average of 8945.03 kg of milk, the amount of fat was 3.66%, the content of protein was 3.32%. Cows in the second group milked an average amount of 8186.55 kg of milk, the content of fat was 3.77%, the amount of protein was 3.33%. The third group milked an average amount of the milk 8649.05 kg, the content of fat was 3.58% and the amount of protein was 3.26%. Differences between these groups were not statistically significant. From the reproductive indicators, statistically, the only most significant difference was the time in between births. The longest period in between births was measured in the first group - 576.22 days, in the second group - 487.38 days and in the third group - 480.95 days.
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Evaluation of the reproduction and milk performance of Holstein cattle
PEŠTA, Vladimír
The main aim of the diploma work is to evaluation the reproduction level and the milk performance level of the concrete herd of cattle Holstein breed. The evaluation took place in family farm of Vladimír Pešta. The farm manages 73 hectares of soil and keeps 40 cows with closed herd turnover. Collection of input data took place in the years 2004 - 2007. There were monitored basic indicators of milk performance, indicators of reproduction and the development of body condition score (BCS) during the lactation period. The increasing milk production of the groups with performance to 7000 kg, 7000 {--} 8000 kg and over 8000 kg of milk affected negatively indicators of reproduction and there were the statistically demonstrable differences between groups. The duration of service period (SP) of groups by performance was 154, 165 and 175 days. Order of lactation period had no effect on reproduction. The milk production was by 1st lactation period 6 909 kg, by 2nd lactation period 8 435 kg and by 3rd lactation period 7 894 kg. There was the higher milk production by the dairy cows, which were calved in spring and in autumn, and it was 7 822kg and 7 898 kg. The dairy cows, which were calved in winter and in summer, had the performance lower by 400 kg. There were reached the better reproduction results by the dairy cows calved in winter and in spring, SP 164 and 153 days. The dairy cows calved in summer and in autumn had SP 174 and 182 days. The differences between the groups by season of year were not statistically demonstrable, neither at reproduction nor at milk production. The size of body framework of cattle had no effect on the milk production. The average value of body condition score on the beginning of lactation period was 3.59 points. The value of BCS was decreasing until 6th month of lactation period on 2.43 points. In the next months the BCS was slowly improving. The values of BCS oscillated during different phases of lactation period in range of 2 points. In the days of gestation the value of BCS was 2.65 points. The rate of the milk component fat/protein was on the beginning of lactation period 1.75, until 4th month of lactation period decreased on 1.35 and in the next months the rate was oscillated between 1.3 and 1.4. The average age by first calving was 834 days (27.4 months). By increasing age by first calving the subsequent performance sloped down. But this relationship was not statistically demonstrable. The average tallness in the small of the back amounted by cows, which are calving for the first time, to 149.8 cm. The attained milk performance was satisfactory. The reproduction results were less favourableness. From recognized relationships we can draw conclusions, that on the production and reproduction of the monitored herd the breeding conditions, the nutrition, the health state and the herd management have an mainly influence. By improvement of these factors we can achieve the better reproduction results. The influences like the season of year or the body framework of cattle are not too important.
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The influence of calf mortality on economic efficiency of cattle breeding
SVOBODNÁ, Hedvika
The purpose of this thesis was to analyse mortality in calf rearing.I found out that the most important causes of the calf mortality are: course of calving, order of calving, seasonal character and climatic conditions.The casualties in calf rearing were about 24 %. Economic loss which was evoked by calf death affected trading income in whole cattle breeding. The main aim of the both farms is to achieve high level in calf rearing which essentially decides about profitability and efficiency of cattle breeding.
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