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The use of milking robots for milking Holstein cows
BARTŮŇKOVÁ, Ilona
Abstract Robotics technology has been already spread in agriculture especially into livestock production mainly in milking process. The aim of this thesis was comparison of the production results of Holstein cows housed in different conditions. The first group of monitored cows was housed in a loos housing with free strawed stalls and milked at milking parlour. The other group was housed in a reconstructed loos housing with free rubber mattressed stalls and milked with milking robots. There were analysed reproduction parameters and milk efficiency and compared technologic and labour intensity. Data were collected and evaluated in 2010. As reproductive factors in a group of selected cows (31 animals respectively 34 animals) were analysed the length of service period and length of the interval between calving. Service period of cows milked in the milking parlour was for the first lactation cows 94.8 days and for the second lactation 100.3 days, the average length of the interval between calving was 374.6 days. By the second group of cows milked by robots were the length of service period 88.3 days for first lactation cows and for second lactation cows 112.5 days, the interval between calving 373.2 days. By analysing milk production were found out statistically significant differences (P ? 0.001) in amount of produced milk. Both lactation cows milked by milking robots reached higher yield. On the first lactation was increases of 2169.7 kg of milk with an average yield 9130.2 kg of milk. The second lactation cows increased milk yield to 10,555.2 kg of milk, which was 1998.6 kg of milk more in comparison with the amount of milk produced by cows milked at the parlour. In the fat and protein content weren?t found out statistically significant differences between groups. After robot milking was introduced the number of cows per one employee were increase from 32.9 pc to 41.1 pc. The average number of milking per head and the day increased from 2 to 2.3 (some cows are milked 6 times in 24 hours, but it depends on the cow milk production and part of the lactation).
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Analysis of selected effects on milk production and fertility in the Czech Pied cattle herd
HORA, Ondřej
The fertility and milk yield are many factors. Generally, these factors can be divided into external and internal. Regarding external factors, including, for example, nutrition, the level of breeding, breeding technology, mobility and the human factor. The most important internal factor is the individual's genetic makeup, heritability and breeding value of parents. The aim was to assess the level of milk production and reproduction of selected Czech Pied cattle herd. The data were evaluated in 3 of lactation in the period 2007-2010. Follow-up was a group of Czech Pied dairy cattle on 190 pieces. File cows were divided according to lactation, the cows at 1, 2 and 3.laktacions. The reference group of cows were subdivided according to the genetic contribution to C1 and C2. The C1 were still separated dairy herd subgroups C100. Furthermore, the observed group of dairy cows as a separate group of fathers. Chosen were 3 bulls whose daughters were in the study group, the highest proportion, the threshold was set at 15 daughters. In the monitored group did not demonstrate the influence of breeding value of the fathers of the fathers upon the subsequent performance of daughters. These results may be distorted by a small number of daughters in the sample. The highest milk production showed a C2 for all lactations. This group had the highest proportion of genetic dairy breeds. This group had the highest performance at the 3rd lactation (6793.13 kg). Has been shown to influence the genetic contribution to individual reproductive performance. The shortest SP was the first lactation group C100 (120.62 days) and the second interim Lactation is also a group C100 (379.58 days). In group C2 with a higher proportion of dairy breeds (A, R), these values were lower (141.29 days and 426.39 days). The observed results of performance tests show that a group of dairy cows of Czech Pied cattle (C100) has, for the period of below average values of milk yield (6188 kg), compared with average values of milk yield of the Czech Spotted breed in the Czech Republic. Also, reproductive performance observed in animals showed below-average performance in comparison with the average of the Czech Spotted breed in the country. The cows were monitored groups revealed a significant difference in fertility problems. It was found that the most common reason for exclusion breeding cows were fertility disorders (71.9%) and other medical reasons (22.1%). The observed density was the mean longevity. C100 group had an average calving 3.07, then 3.58 C2 calving
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The assessment the performance and fertility of Czech Spotted cattle herds bred in submountain and mountain regions.
BUDINOVÁ, Dagmar
In mountain and submountain regions the cattle breeding participates in appearence of the landscape and its mainenance. The most common breed used in mountain and submountain regions is Czech Pied cattle. Czech Pied cattle shows very good pasture ability in these regions. I evaluated suitability of Czech Pied breed at the maximal bulk feed exploitation in the permanent grassland in Šumava region in my diploma work. Milk performance and fertility was evaluate in relation to rank of lactacion, the month of calve, the year of calve and genotype.
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Cause of selection and longevity of freely stabled cows
VOCHOZKOVÁ, Šárka
Longevity of cows in a large scale production technology affects the drove turnover and raising economy. Another important elements in a good raising economy are reproduction and performance. The goal of the research was to find out the health conditions of cows, their reproduction and longevity. The research took place in ZOD Kolný. Milk efficiency, reproduction, health condition and selection of animals were monitored on 330 cows from race Holštýn and Česká straka in 2006-2007. Obtained data have been processed by variance analysis and correlation analysis in Microsoft Excel programme. Dairycows were stabled in a free box stable. The basic feed ration was canned roughage with a pithy supplement. We have observed teh health condition of dairycows, causes of setting cows aside, longevity, servis period, between-calving interval and efficiency. The average data were compared in the light of lactation lactation. Obtained data were also compared with records from the Czech republic. The research has found out that in a dairycow drove with average efficiency 7 584,5 kg there have been 3583 veterinary interventions executed on 270 monitored cows, but 3322 from that have been interventions related to reproduction failures. The whole number of dairycows set aside while researching was 142. The main causes of settin cows aside were the reproduction failures(13,03%) and the lacteal gland inflamations (7,8%). The age analysis has shown that only 24,2% of cows are on 4th and higher lactation. Most cows are on the 2nd lactation (100 heads). There we could see the heads descent ply down to the 8th lactation, were there are only 3 dams. The average servis period was 167,03 days. There were over 85% of dairycows with unsatisfactory servis period (over 75 days). 58,14% of dairycows got over 120 day limit. These data in comparison with the whole czech rate, where the servis period is 125,8 days, show the servis period 41,5 days longer. The average interval lenght was 42,7 days, which is 17,3 days longer than the republic average in 2006. Economical deprivation caused by the servis period prolongation were 3921,26 Kč per cow. Altough the profit with 104 Kč spending on one day was along with average milk yield 7 548,50 Kč 39 789,55 Kč per caw per year. So if a cow with an average milk eficiency (consodering it´s lactation) would live until the 7th lactation, it will earn 289 323,30 Kč in it´s whole life.
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Analysis of the chosen effects affecting dairy cow´s reproduction
PROKŮPEK, Petr
Cow{\crq}s dairy reproduction and it{\crq}s level of efficiency are main topics of interest of our breeders. Constant downward trend of important reproduction indicators, often reaching critical values, is becoming main problem of many agricultural plants aligned to beef-raising. The higher attention to beef-raising is needed especially in the foothill areas and in regions with harder conditions (LFA areas). Beef-raising is not aimed to fulfil only a production, it also stands for unsubstituable reproduction functions. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate reproduction indicators in three different breedings in the five year range 2002-2006 (such as insemination interval, intersemination interval, servis cycle, insemination index, parturition interval and pregnancy percentage after first insemination) on the chosen dairycows. According the level the individual breedings were compared (Rychnov nad Malsi, Vlci Jamy, Tesov) testing the CESTR runt. In Rychnov nad Malsi, where the runt CESTR and HOLSTYN are breeded, the differences between these runt{\crq}s reproduction indicators were evaluated. The level of milk efficiency, the methods of beef-raising, month of calving and order of lactation were taken into account. The length of SP is unsatisfactory in all breedings. The average SP in the whole period under observation were in Rychnov nad Malsi 125,2 days (CESTR), in Vlci Jamy 123,5 days and in Tesov 125,7 days. Average length of parturition interval in the whole period of observation were in Rychnov nad Malsi 402 days, in Vlci Jamy 418 days and in Tesov 415 days. Also the very low percentage of in-calfing after first insemination was discovered in Rychnov nad Malsi and in Tesov (under 40%). It wasn{\crq}t proved the significant influence of the month of the cow{\crq}s calving and the influence of pasture to the length of period. The HOLSTYN breed proved that it is able to produce more milk under the same conditions, despite the fact that its achieved efficinecy of the milk production is average in Czech Republic, more over it shows worse results in reproduction (except insemination interval) compared to czech{\crq}s spotted cattle. Based on the count of calving per lifetime of cow it was proved the positive influence of grazing catlle on the longevity of cows compared to Czech republic{\crq}s average. Observed indicators of milk efficiency and cow{\crq}s reproduction system are in observed breedings significantly affected by breed, the level of sustenance and dairycow{\crq}s management.
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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 milk yield and fertility cows in drove of Bohemian Spotted cattle
ZADÁKOVÁ, Martina
The aim of this work was evaluation of milk yield and fertility of cows´ groups, which were formed on the basis of milk production quantity, age, a calving season, pedigree, body framework of cattle and a level of body condition. There were evaluated results at 690 cows in years from 2004 to 2007. The foundation dates about the yield and the fertility of animals were abtoined by check of the yield. The body framework of cattle and condition were investigated with regular month intervals during the year 2007. Body condition was considered in an interval from 1 to 5 points with accuracy of 0,25 point. During the watching years milk yield increased from 6 616 kg to 8 507 kg. Milk components reduced with increasing milk yield, when the contents of fat was gradually reduced from initial 4,2 % to 3,87 %. The contens of proteins was also reduced from 3,5 % to 3,37 %. It was investigated that the decline of body condition after calving was connected with extension of insemination interval and service period by six days and its increase with shortening of interval and SP by four days. The higher milk yield (8 281 kg) but at the same time longer service period was investigated with cows of bigger body framework (the hight in back from 145 to 150 cm). During the evaluation of effect breeding groups (C1, C2, C3) to fertility weren´t investigated more important differences among the groups. But the breeding groups influence the hight of milk yield, ehen the C3 group (share of dairy breed more than 50 %) has the highest milk yield (7 866 kg). The highest milk yield was investigated with cows at the second lactation period (7 900 kg), at the third lactation period was almost on the same level (7 886 kg)and in the following lactation periods the quantity of milk gradually fell down. The examination of lactation curve courses at cows´ group with a different level of yield indicated , thet the higher care in a herd is devoted to milk production than to cows´ fertility. The length of service period at the highyield cows was as 200 days.
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Performance and fertility comparison of the Czech Pied cattle versus Holstein cattle with respect to technology of breeding
ŽÁČKOVÁ, Jindřiška
The observation of cattle breeding before and after monitoring resuets of stable technology from stanchion housing to free box housing with bedding was procceded from 2003 to 2006 in agricultural cooperative Netřebice. There were observed 169 dairy cows, 120 pieces of Holstein and 49 pieces of Czech Pied cattle. The influence of technology change was specified on the basis of milk testing and fertility results. Milk performance in free box housing system reached higher level than in stanchion housing. Reproduction parameters reached mostly better figures in the free box housing.
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Effect of grazing heifers in the rearing of their performance
KUKLOVÁ, Jana
The aim of this work is to evaluate the course of rearing Red Pied heifers reared with use of graze and stable and review effect of graze use on subsequence performance in 1st lactation. In selected breed was monitored process of heifer grow by periodical weighting in three months interval, furthermore was taken for these heifers these reproduction indices: 1st insemination age, insemination index, 1st calve age. Heifers are divided by rearing form (graze, stable) and compared differences in grow intesities and reproduction efficiency between particular groups. Subsequently, for cows on first lactation were monitored and compared these indices: level of milk performance, content of milk elements, degree of physical condition, indices of fertility. Dairy cows are divided into groups according to how they were reared as heifers (graze, stable). When comparing growth of heifers, grazed heifers reaches higher values than group of not grazed heifers. Grazed heifers grows more quickly: at age 3 months was their average weight 93,26 Kg against 88,30 Kg not grazed heifers. At age 6 months was weight of grazed heifers 169,51 kg against 161,80 kg not grazed heifers, At age 9 months was values 236,47 kg for grazed heifers, 228,07 kg for not grazed heifers, at age 12 months 326,62 kg and 299,87 kg, at age 15 months 366,11 kg and 359,98 kg. From reproduction indices have been found statistically significant differences in age at 1st insemination, when the grazed heifers were flushed in average age of 18,43 months against not grazed heifers in age of 17,12 months. In addition, was found statistically significant differences in age at first calving, when the values obtained for the group of grazed heifers was 28.63 months and for not grazed heifers 27,73 months. First calving heifers reared on graze produce in lactation average 7 782,4 Kg of milk, first calving heifers reared in stable produce in lactation average 7 064,40 Kg of milk. Differences was statistically significant. Average duration of lactation at first calving heifers reared on graze was 359,47 days, duration of lactation at first calving heifers reared in stable was 329,01 days. Differences was statistically highly significant. From the linear description is clear that graze has positive effect on heifers muscling and limbs. In overall assessment made grazed heifers higher rating points 81,43 for heifers reared on graze and 81,00 point for heifers reared in stable. These differences could not be statistically demonstrated.
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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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