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1 Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
2 Department of Clinical Studies, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
To evaluate a close mammary infusion technique for the study of milk protein responses to blood amino acid profile, five early-lactation, multiparous Holstein cows were surgically fitted with catheters in both external iliac arteries. Animals were infused into one arterial catheter with five different solutions on 5 consecutive days in a Latin square design. Infusions began at 0800 h and continued until 1800 h. The five infusates were a 3% saline control, 15 g/h of complete amino acid mix, 15 g/h of imbalanced amino acid mix (minus His), 30 g/h of complete amino acid mix, and 30 g/h of imbalanced amino acid mix (minus His). Cows were fed a total mixed ration twice daily containing 16% crude protein and 1.7 Mcal/kg of net energy for lactation. Infusion of the complete amino acid mix elevated amino acid concentrations in arterial plasma two- to threefold but caused only a small dose-dependent increase in milk protein content and yield. Fat percentage in milk was decreased from 4.08 to 3.35% by the complete amino acid infusions so that the protein: fat ratio climbed from 0.76 on the control to 0.99 with 30 g/h of amino acid. Removal of His from the infusate caused plasma His concentrations to drop but had no effect on any other circulating amino acids. Milk composition was restored to control levels by removal of the single amino acid. A short-term circulating amino acid imbalance depresses milk protein percentage and increases milk fat content in dairy cows.
Key Words: amino acid imbalance • arterial infusion • milk composition
Submitted on August 21, 2000
Accepted on November 28, 2000
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