Order of cow entry at milking and its relationships with milk yield and consistency of the order

Rathore, A. K.

doi:10.1016/0304-3762(82)90131-6

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“…However, it indicates that more productive subjects tend to enter later because they perceive milking as a stressful event, as also suggested by the correlation between milk production and SCC. Similar results were obtained by Rathore (1982). Other studies reported that milk yield is positively correlated with hierarchic rank, as well as live weight and age, in cattle and in buffaloes (Reddy and Tripathi, 1987;Stakelum et al, 1987;Shiv et al, 1996).…”

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Entrance order and side preference of dairy cows in the milking parlour

Grasso

Rosa

Napolitano

et al. 2007

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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Sixty-seven multiparous (group M) and 79 primiparous (group P) Friesian cows were used to assess the consistency of the order of entry and the preference for a determinate side into the milking parlour. The Kendall's coefficient of concordance showed a constancy of the entrance order into milking parlour for both primiparous and multiparous subjects (0.36, P<0.001). In primiparous cows milk yield was significantly correlated to entrance order (r s =0.22, n=79, P<0.05) and tended to be correlated to SCC (r s =0.25, n=43, P<0.10). In group M, 19 cows out of 67 (28.3%) preferred the right side of the milking parlour, whereas the other 48 (71.7%) showed no preference for one of the two sides. In group P, 8 out of 79 (10.1%) cows chose the right side, 10 the left side (12.7%) and the remaining 61 (77.2%) indifferently used the right or left positions of the milking parlour. We conclude that management practices that disturb entrance order and/or side choice should be avoided in order to minimise stress during farming routines. 188 ITAL

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Entrance order and side preference of dairy cows in the milking parlour

Grasso

Rosa

Napolitano

et al. 2007

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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“…Cows in their late lactation stage entered the parlour last. Rathore (1982) in dairy cattle and Dairy cow response to relocation process et al (2003) in goats proved that those animals entering first the milking parlour had higher milk yields than those entering last. Other studies also showed that primiparous cows, kept in the group of multiparous cows, enter last into the milking parlour (Micinski et al, 2010).…”

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Impact of Gestation and Lactation Stage on the Dairy Cow Response Following Removal to Unfamiliar Housing and Milking System

Brouček¹,

Mihina²,

Uhrinčať³

et al. 2015

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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The objective of this study was to test the hypotheses that milk yield and behaviour at milking after relocation are impacted by gestation and lactation stages. Forty-one Holstein cows were relocated from the tie-stall barn with pipeline milking system into the barn with free-stall housing and herringbone milking parlour. Milk yield and order at the milking were recorded electronically. A significant decrease in daily milk yield was detected immediately after relocation (the first day) compared with the last day before treatment (23.76±7.21 kg vs 30.97±7.26 kg; P<0.001). However, the performance drop did not last long; after fourteen days milk production exceeded the mean original level (32.16±8.87 kg). No significant differences were found in the comparison of cows according to gestation stages. Cows in the second and first stages of lactation showed the highest declines in milk yield on the first day (36.77±6.34 kg and 33.76±7.44 kg vs 28.14±7.00 kg and 25.50±8.20 kg; P<0.05). Cows in the late lactation stage came into the parlour later than the other cows, equally during morning and evening milkings (P<0.05). Relationships between the lactation stage and milking orders were positive and significant (0.3730 * , 0.3946 * , 0.4822 ** ). We found that milk yield and behaviour at milking after relocation were influenced by the stage of lactation of the cows; however, the gestation stage had little longterm effect on the variables measured.

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“…Reinhardt (1973) showed that entrance order was motivated by appetite for concentrates and by satisfaction of the nursing drive by the act of milking. Furthermore, cows yielding a higher amount of milk were found to enter the milking parlor earlier than those yielding a lower amount of milk (Rathore 1982).…”

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‘Looking up’ behavior in the holding area of the milking parlor: its relationship with step‐kick, flight responses and productivity of commercial dairy cows

Ishiwata

Uetake

Kilgour

et al. 2005

Animal Science Journal

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Commercial dairy cows milked in a parlor system are packed close together in the holding area before milking. The present study examined the relationships of ‘looking up’ behavior with some other behaviors and the productivity of 1116–1153 cows from five farms. The individual identities of the cows looking up in the holding area were recorded at 5 min intervals during six intermittent afternoon milking sessions. Entrance into the milking parlor and the numbers of steps and kicks by cows while the milking person was attaching the milking cups, were recorded in six milking sessions. Flight responses in the pasture after milking were recorded over four days intermittently. The frequency of ‘looking up’ behavior weakly, but significantly correlated with flight starting distance (r = 0.10, P < 0.05), while the correlation with the number of step‐kicks during milking was not significant. As for productivity, lactation number (r = −0.18, P < 0.001), milk yield (r = −0.15, P < 0.001) and fat content (r = −0.15, P < 0.001) were negatively correlated with the frequency of ‘looking up’ behavior. Age of cows was correlated with the frequency of ‘looking up’ behavior as well as lactation number (r = −0.21, P < 0.001). Entrance order was positively correlated with the frequency of ‘looking up’ behavior (r = 0.15, P < 0.001). The ‘looking up’ behavior was observed more frequently in cows in their third or less lactation compared with cows which were in their fourth or greater lactation (P < 0.05). The lactation number of cows was correlated with their milk yield (r = 0.36, P < 0.001) and flight starting distance (r = −0.21, P < 0.001). In conclusion, ‘looking up’ behavior shown by cows in the holding area before milking might be an indicator of low motivation for milking, mainly because of fear of humans, and an aversion to milking caused by insufficient experience in being milked.

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Order of cow entry at milking and its relationships with milk yield and consistency of the order

Cited by 47 publications

References 10 publications

Entrance order and side preference of dairy cows in the milking parlour

Entrance order and side preference of dairy cows in the milking parlour

Impact of Gestation and Lactation Stage on the Dairy Cow Response Following Removal to Unfamiliar Housing and Milking System

‘Looking up’ behavior in the holding area of the milking parlor: its relationship with step‐kick, flight responses and productivity of commercial dairy cows

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