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1 Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
Between January and July 1992, 8403 monthly test day records were obtained from 3202 ewes from 22 Churra dairy flocks in the Castilla-León region of Spain. Variables measured were milk yield, SCC, and fat and protein percentages; means were 912 ml, 1501 x 103 cells/ml, 6.76%, and 6.28%. Analysis of variance showed significant effects of flock, stage of lactation, parity, and type of birth on milk yield, SCC, and composition. Variability in SCC among flocks was high and ranged from 420 to 2719 x 103 cell/ml. During lactation, SCC and fat and protein percentages showed increases of 31.2, 37.6, and 20.3%. Twin birth ewes had higher SCC (8.6%) and yield (4.4%) than single birth ewes. However, fat and protein fell 1.7 and .8% in twin birth ewes. The parity effect was highly significant for yield, SCC, and fat; first lactation was always lower.
A statistical model similar to that for dairy cattle was used to predict milk yield on the basis of flock, ewes within the flock, lactation stage, parity number, type of birth, and SCC. The model predicted 73% of the variation in milk yield.
Key Words: sheep • somatic cell count • fat • protein
Submitted on July 12, 1993
Accepted on January 27, 1994
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