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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 77 No. 11 3316-3323
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Effects of Clinical Ketosis on Test Day Milk Yields in Finnish Ayrshire Cattle

J. C. Detilleux 1, Y. T. Gröhn 1, and R. L. Quaas 2

1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
2 Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

A linear model for repeated measurements was used to estimate the effects of clinical ketosis on 722,198 test day milk yields collected from September 1, 1985 to January 31, 1988 on 60,851 Finnish Ayrshire cows of parity <7. An index was created to differentiate among milk collected within 17 d following diagnosis of ketosis, milk collected before or >17 d after diagnosis, and milk collected on nonketotic cows. For each parity separately, the statistical model included fixed effects (ketosis, calving season, year and season of milk sampling, and stage of lactation) and random effects (herd and permanent and temporary environments) on test day milk yields. The pattern underlying correlations between temporary environmental effects was accommodated in the statistical model. Compared with those for nonketotic cows, lactation curves of cows with ketosis showed a depression in early lactation; estimated milk loss was 44.3 kg for 17 d after diagnosis. The 305-d milk yield of cows diagnosed with ketosis was estimated to be 141.1 kg higher than that of cows free of ketosis. Although milk losses occurred after ketosis, ketotic cows yielded more milk over the entire lactation than did nonketotic cows; and yields would have been even higher if cows had not had ketosis.

Key Words: ketosis • test day milk • dairy cow

Submitted on March 14, 1994
Accepted on June 10, 1994




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