Correction sections as an element of improving efficiency of beef cattle husbandry with year-round free-range Animal’s Housing
Keywords:
Aberdeen Angus breed; cows; calves; young survival rate; live weight; technological elements; colostrum; immune protection.
Abstract
The unprofitableness in the industry of beef cattle husbandry is associated with the death of newborn calves during the colostral period (calves have insufficient immune protection, which can be obtained only with timely use of colostrum) due to imperfection in the housing technology or its individual elements. We have been conducted two experiments: the first one – on calves and cows of the second calving, and the second - on calves and cows of the third calving and older. At revealing of a problematic cow–calf pair (cow’s refusal of the calf or calf’s refusal to consume colostrum) in 2017 and 2018, a new technological housing element was introduced in the experimental groups of animals – transfer of the problematic cow–calf pair to a separate correction section, for common housing to stimulate cow’s maternal instincts or the calf’s eating behavior. According to the data of the first part of our experiment, it was found that the number of problem calves received from cows of the second calving in first group was 2 calves, in second and third group – 1 calf each, respectively. The live weight of problem calves at birth between the three groups was not significant. According to this indicator, calves from the first group had lower live weight by 1.5 kg compared to animals from the second group and by 1 kg compared to animals from the third group. The problem calves, which were transferred together with the cows to separate correction sections, reached the highest live weight when weaned, compared with animals kept under traditional farming technology, the preference was 63.3 kg and 64.8 kg, respectively. In general, in the experimental group, which included the problem calves, the calves’ live weight at weaning showed a significant difference between animals of first and third groups which amounted to 6.2 kg (P > 0.95). According to data from the second part of the experiment, which was carried out on cows of third calving and older cows with offsprings, three problem calves were identified in each group. With a slight difference in the live weight of problem calves at birth, the advantage in this indicator during weaning was in animals of the second and third groups, which were transferred to separate correction sections, which amounted to 62.0 kg and 63.5 kg. Overall, a significant difference of 3.1 kg (P > 0.95) was revealed in weight during the weaning between first and third groups of calves. It was found that at transference of problem “cow-calf” pair into a separate correction section the survival rate of problem calves increased from 33–50 % to 67–100 %. Thus, by transference of problem cow–calf pairs into separate correction sections during the colostral period with year-round free-range housing, it is possible to increase the survival rate of problem calves and ensure their full-value growth.Downloads
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Brščić, M., Kirchner, M. K., Knierim, U., Contiero, B., Gottardo, F., Winckler, C., Cozzi, G. (2018). Risk factors associated with beef cattle losses on intensive fattening farms in Austria, Germany and Italy. The Veterinary Journal, 239, 48–53.
Chigrinov, Y., Kravchuk, O., Syromiatnykova, N., & Getmanets, O. (2018). Efficiency of mixed bulls growing in case of crossing cows of Ukrainian red dairy breed with bulls of meat breeds. Veterinary Science, Technologies of Animal Husbandry and Nature Management, (2), 147–150.
Da Costa Corrêa Oliveira, L., Borchardt, S., Heuwieser, W., Rauch, E., Erhard, M., & Sutter, F. (2019). Evaluation of a filter system to harvest plasma for identification of failure of passive transfer in newborn calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(1), 557–566.
Derbakova, А., Zolovs, M., Keidāne, D., & Šteingolde, Ž. (2020). Effect of immunoglobulin G concentration in dairy cow colostrum and calf blood serum on Cryptosporidium spp. invasion in calves. Veterinary World, 13(1), 165–169.
Fedorov, Y. N., Klukina, V. I., Bogomolova, O. A., Romanenko, M. N., & Tsar’kova, K. N. (2019). Passive immunity in newborn calves – the basis of growing healthy young animals. Agrarian-And-Food Innovations, 7, 27–33.
Gadzhiyev, Z. G., & Biryukov, O. I. (2019). Constitutional and production features of the cross of the Kalmyk breed with Aberdeen-Angus breed of cattle. The Agrarian Scientific Journal, (11), 51–53.
Godden, S. (2008). Colostrum management for dairy calves. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 24(1), 19–39.
Hulbert, L. E., & Moisá, S. J. (2016). Stress, immunity, and the management of calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 99(4), 3199–3216.
Humennyi, V. D., Shalovylo, S. H., Gutyj, B. V., & Boiko, A. O. (2019). Ethological observations of reproductive qualities of Aberdeen-Angus and Grey Ukrainian breed in the conditions of forest-steppe and steppe zones of Ukraine. Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies, 21(90), 98–103.
Johnsen, J. F., Mejdell, C. M., Beaver, A., de Passillé, A. M., Rushen, J., & Weary, D. M. (2018). Behavioural responses to cow-calf separation: The effect of nutritional dependence. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 201, 1–6.
Kasap, S., Temizel, E.M., Аkgul, G., Senturk, S. (2018). Practical field applications for reducing infectious diseases of 0-6 months calves and their results. Harran Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 7(1), 102 – 107.
Kostenko, V. L. (2012). Osoblyvosti vyroshhuvannja teljat: profilaktornyj period [Features of growing calves: preventive period]. Agribusiness Today, 24 (247), 44–46 (in Ukrainian).
Lorenz, I., Mee, J. F., Earley, B., & More, S. J. (2011). Calf health from birth to weaning. I. General aspects of disease prevention. Irish Veterinary Journal, 64 (10), 1–8.
Masiuk, D. M., Kokariev, A. V., Vasilenko, T. O., & Krutii, K. O. (2019). The formation of colostral immunity and its duration in calves during the first months of life. Ukrainian Journal of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, 2(1), 3–6.
McGrath, B. A., Fox, P. F., McSweeney, P. L. H., & Kelly, A. L. (2016). Composition and properties of bovine colostrum: a review. Dairy Science & Technology, 96 (2), 133–158.
Murray, C. F., & Leslie, K. E. (2013). Newborn calf vitality: Risk factors, characteristics, assessment, resulting outcomes and strategies for improvement. The Veterinary Journal, 198 (2), 322–328.
Mylostyvyi, R. V., Vysokos, M. P., & Kalynychenko, O. O. (2008). Nespecyfichna rezystentnist’ teljat za riznyh sposobiv utrymannja v neonatal’nyj period [Nonspecific resistance of calves under different methods of holding in the neonatal period]. Bulletin of Dnipropetrovsk Agrarian University, 2, 115–117 (in Ukrainian).
Oliveira, P. P. A., Corte, R. R. S., Silva, S. L., &Rodriguez, P. H. M., Sakamoto, L. S., Pedroso, A. F., Tullio, R.R., & Berndt, A. (2018). The effect of grazing system intensification on the growth and meat quality of beef cattle in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. Meat Science, 139, 157–161.
Pidpala, T. V., & Hrebeniuk, N. V. (2014). Tehnologija vyroshhuvannja teljat u molochnyj period [Technology for growing calves milk period]. Bulletin of Sumy NAU, 2, 1(24), 157–160 (in Ukrainian).
Pritchett, L. C., Gay, C. C., Besser, T. E., & Hancock, D. D (1991). Management and production factors influencing immunoglobulin G1 concentration in colostrum from Holstein cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 74 (7), 2336–2341.
Prudnikov, V. H., Kryvoruchko, Y. I., & Kolisnyk, O. I. (2019). Genofond m’jasnoi’ hudoby v Ukrai’ni [Gene pool of meat cattle in Ukraine]. Bulletin of Poltava State Agrarian Academy, 1, 161–168.
Reese, S. T., Franco, G. A., Poole, R. K., Hood, R., Fernadez Montero, L., Oliveira Filho, R. V., Cooke, R. F., & Pohler, K. G. (2020). Pregnancy loss in beef cattle: A meta-analysis. Animal Reproduction Science, 212, 106251.
Rezende, F. M., Ferraz, J. B. S., Eler, J. P., Silva, R. C. G., Mattos, E. C., & Ibáñez-Escriche, N. (2012). Study of using marker assisted selection on a beef cattle breeding program by model comparison. Livestock Science, 147(1-3), 40–48.
Santman-Berends, I. M. G. A., Schukken, Y. H., & van Schaik, G. (2019). Quantifying calf mortality on dairy farms: Challenges and solutions. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(7), 6404–6417.
Spedener, M., Tofastrud, M., Devineau, O., & Zimmermann, B. (2019). Microhabitat selection of free-ranging beef cattle in south-boreal forest. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 213, 33–39.
Stott, G. H., Marx, D. B., Menefee, B. E., & Nightengale, G. T. (1979). Colostral Immunoglobulin Transfer in Calves I. Period of Absorption. Journal of Dairy Science, 62(10), 1632–1638.
Taylor-Robinson, A. W., Walton, S., Swain, D. L., Walsh, K. B., & Vajta, G. (2014). The potential for modification in cloning and vitrification technology to enhance genetic progress in beef cattle in Northern Australia. Animal Reproduction Science, 148(3-4), 91–96.
Ugnivenko, A. М., & Demchuk, S. U. (2018). Dystotsiia u samyts miasnykh porid velykoi rohatoi khudoby ta mozhlyvist yii znyzhennia hodivleiu molodnjaka [Dictocia in females of beef cattle breeds and оpportunities of its reduction through nutrition]. Nauchnye Trudy SWorld, 52(1), 101–104 (in Russian).
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2020-01-25
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Dydykina, A. I., Prudnikov, V. H., Kolisnyk, O. I., & Vasylieva, Y. A. (2020). Correction sections as an element of improving efficiency of beef cattle husbandry with year-round free-range Animal’s Housing. Theoretical and Applied Veterinary Medicine, 8(1), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.32819/2020.81004
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