Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows

The aim was to assess the association between the somatic cell count of parity 1 cows between 5 and 30 days in milk (SCC1), and subsequent cumulative milk yield over approximately two years for cows in English and Welsh dairy herds. The dataset included records from 43,461 cows in 2111 herds, from 2...

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Main Authors: Archer, Simon C., McCoy, Finola, Wapenaar, Wendela, Green, Martin J.
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2337/
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author Archer, Simon C.
McCoy, Finola
Wapenaar, Wendela
Green, Martin J.
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McCoy, Finola
Wapenaar, Wendela
Green, Martin J.
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description The aim was to assess the association between the somatic cell count of parity 1 cows between 5 and 30 days in milk (SCC1), and subsequent cumulative milk yield over approximately two years for cows in English and Welsh dairy herds. The dataset included records from 43,461 cows in 2111 herds, from 2004 to 2006. Cumulative milk yield was the model outcome, and a random effect was included to account for variation between herds. The model fitted the data well and was used to make predictions of cumulative milk yield, based on SCC1. A unit increase in the natural logarithm of SCC1/1000 was associated with a median decrease in cumulative milk yield of 482 kg, over a median study period of 868 days.
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spelling nottingham-23372020-05-04T16:39:27Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2337/ Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows Archer, Simon C. McCoy, Finola Wapenaar, Wendela Green, Martin J. The aim was to assess the association between the somatic cell count of parity 1 cows between 5 and 30 days in milk (SCC1), and subsequent cumulative milk yield over approximately two years for cows in English and Welsh dairy herds. The dataset included records from 43,461 cows in 2111 herds, from 2004 to 2006. Cumulative milk yield was the model outcome, and a random effect was included to account for variation between herds. The model fitted the data well and was used to make predictions of cumulative milk yield, based on SCC1. A unit increase in the natural logarithm of SCC1/1000 was associated with a median decrease in cumulative milk yield of 482 kg, over a median study period of 868 days. BMJ Publishing Group 2013-10-05 Article PeerReviewed Archer, Simon C., McCoy, Finola, Wapenaar, Wendela and Green, Martin J. (2013) Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows. Veterinary Record, 173 (13). p. 316. ISSN 0042-4900 http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/173/13/316.full doi:10.1136/vr.101558 doi:10.1136/vr.101558
spellingShingle Archer, Simon C.
McCoy, Finola
Wapenaar, Wendela
Green, Martin J.
Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows
title Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows
title_full Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows
title_fullStr Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows
title_full_unstemmed Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows
title_short Association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows
title_sort association between somatic cell count after first parturition and cumulative milk yield in dairy cows
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2337/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2337/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2337/