10 results on '"Ariëtte, T.M."'
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2. Effects of shortening the dry period of dairy cows on milk production, energy balance, health, and fertility: A systematic review
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van Knegsel, Ariëtte T.M., van der Drift, Saskia G.A., Čermáková, Jana, and Kemp, Bas
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- 2013
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3. Milk analysis and cow health : predicting dairy cow life span with milk sampling in early lactation
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van Knegsel, Ariëtte T.M., Mollenhorst, H., Goselink, Roselinde M.A., de Haas, Yvette, van Knegsel, Ariëtte T.M., Mollenhorst, H., Goselink, Roselinde M.A., and de Haas, Yvette
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The average life span of dairy cows in the Netherlands is 5.8 years. The main reasons for involuntary culling in dairy cows are infertility, mastitis and locomotion disorders. These disorders often start during the first weeks of lactation due to the inability of the cow to cope with the metabolic changes of the new lactation. The main objective of the present study was to determine the value of the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) mid-infrared profile of milk samples taken from dairy cows in the first weeks of lactation 1) as an indicator of the metabolic state in early lactation; and 2) as a predictor of dairy cow’s survival to next lactation. Results showed that cows that reach the next lactation have a higher blood NEFA concentration and a higher milk production with less variation between days. In conclusion, survival of the complete lactation was related with milk performance and metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation., De gemiddelde levensduur van melkkoeien in Nederland is 5,8 jaar. De voornaamste redenen voor onvrijwillige afvoer van melkvee zijn onvruchtbaarheid, mastitis, en klauw- en beenproblemen. Deze gezondheidsproblemen hebben vaak ook een relatie met de eerste weken van de lactatie vanwege een moeilijke lactatiestart of problemen bij de koe om zich aan te passen aan de nieuwe lactatie met stofwisselingsstoornissen als gevolg. Het doel van deze studie was om de waarde te bepalen van Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) profielen van melk in begin lactatie voor 1) indicatie van metabole status van de koe in begin lactatie; en 2) als voorspeller van het succesvol afronden van de lactatie. De resultaten laten zien dat koeien die de volgende lactatie bereikten aan het begin van de lactatie een hogere concentratie vetzuren in het bloed hadden en een hogere melkproductie met minder variatie tussen dagen.
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- 2021
4. Milk analysis and cow health : predicting dairy cow life span with milk sampling in early lactation
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R.M.A. Goselink, Herman Mollenhorst, Ariëtte T.M. van Knegsel, Yvette de Haas, Wias, Adaptation Physiology, and LR Veehouderij en omgeving
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Metabolic state ,Infertility ,Animal Nutrition ,Life span ,Emissie & Mestverwaarding ,food and beverages ,Culling ,Biology ,medicine.disease ,Milk production ,Diervoeding ,Mastitis ,Animal science ,NEFA ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Lactation ,WIAS ,medicine ,Life Science ,Adaptation Physiology ,Emissions & Manure Valorisation ,Fokkerij & Genomica ,Adaptatiefysiologie ,Animal Breeding & Genomics - Abstract
The average life span of dairy cows in the Netherlands is 5.8 years. The main reasons for involuntary culling in dairy cows are infertility, mastitis and locomotion disorders. These disorders often start during the first weeks of lactation due to the inability of the cow to cope with the metabolic changes of the new lactation. The main objective of the present study was to determine the value of the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) mid-infrared profile of milk samples taken from dairy cows in the first weeks of lactation 1) as an indicator of the metabolic state in early lactation; and 2) as a predictor of dairy cow’s survival to next lactation. Results showed that cows that reach the next lactation have a higher blood NEFA concentration and a higher milk production with less variation between days. In conclusion, survival of the complete lactation was related with milk performance and metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation. De gemiddelde levensduur van melkkoeien in Nederland is 5,8 jaar. De voornaamste redenen voor onvrijwillige afvoer van melkvee zijn onvruchtbaarheid, mastitis, en klauw- en beenproblemen. Deze gezondheidsproblemen hebben vaak ook een relatie met de eerste weken van de lactatie vanwege een moeilijke lactatiestart of problemen bij de koe om zich aan te passen aan de nieuwe lactatie met stofwisselingsstoornissen als gevolg. Het doel van deze studie was om de waarde te bepalen van Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) profielen van melk in begin lactatie voor 1) indicatie van metabole status van de koe in begin lactatie; en 2) als voorspeller van het succesvol afronden van de lactatie. De resultaten laten zien dat koeien die de volgende lactatie bereikten aan het begin van de lactatie een hogere concentratie vetzuren in het bloed hadden en een hogere melkproductie met minder variatie tussen dagen.
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- 2020
5. Effects of dry period length on production, cash flows and greenhouse gas emissions of the dairy herd : A dynamic stochastic simulation model
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Kok, Akke, Middelaar, Corina E., van, Mostert, Pim F., Knegsel, Ariëtte T.M., van, Kemp, Bas, Boer, Imke J.M., de, Hogeveen, Henk, Kok, Akke, Middelaar, Corina E., van, Mostert, Pim F., Knegsel, Ariëtte T.M., van, Kemp, Bas, Boer, Imke J.M., de, and Hogeveen, Henk
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Shortening or omitting the dry period of dairy cows improves metabolic health in early lactation and reduces management transitions for dairy cows. The success of implementation of these strategies depends on their impact on milk yield and farm profitability. Insight in these impacts is valuable for informed decision-making by farmers. The aim of this study was to investigate how shortening or omitting the dry period of dairy cows affects production and cash flows at the herd level, and greenhouse gas emissions per unit of milk, using a dynamic stochastic simulation model. The effects of dry period length on milk yield and calving interval assumed in this model were derived from actual performance of commercial dairy cows over multiple lactations. The model simulated lactations, and calving and culling events of individual cows for herds of 100 cows. Herds were simulated for 5 years with a dry period of 56 (conventional), 28 or 0 days (n = 50 herds each). Partial cash flows were computed from revenues from sold milk, calves, and culled cows, and costs from feed and rearing youngstock. Greenhouse gas emissions were computed using a life cycle approach. A dry period of 28 days reduced milk production of the herd by 3.0% in years 2 through 5, compared with a dry period of 56 days. A dry period of 0 days reduced milk production by 3.5% in years 3 through 5, after a dip in milk production of 6.9% in year 2. On average, dry periods of 28 and 0 days reduced partial cash flows by €1,249 and €1,632 per herd per year, and increased greenhouse gas emissions by 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively. Considering the potential for enhancing cow welfare, these negative impacts of shortening or omitting the dry period seem justifiable, and they might even be offset by improved health.
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- 2017
6. Metabolic adaptation during early lactation: key to cow health, longevity and a sustainable dairy production chain
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Ariëtte, T.M., Van Knegsel, ATM, Hammon, HM, Bernabucchi, U, Bertoni, Giuseppe, Bruckmaier, Rupert, Goselink, RMA, Gross, Josef Johann, Kuhla, B, Metges, CC, Parmentier, HK, Trevisi, E, Tröscher, A, and Van Vuuren, AM
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630 Agriculture ,food and beverages ,570 Life sciences ,biology ,590 Animals (Zoology) - Abstract
Enhancing longevity by reducing involuntary culling and consequently increasing productive life and lifetime production of dairy cows is not only a strategy to improve a farm’s profit, but is also related to improved animal welfare. High rates of involuntary culling in dairy cows are currently attributed to fertility problems, mastitis and locomotive disorders. Disease incidence is high in particular in the early-lactation period. The high disease incidence in early lactation has been attributed to metabolic stress related to the high metabolic priority for lactation and the inability of the cow to adapt effectively to the new lactation. Several biological mechanisms interact in the peripartum period of dairy cows and can result in this inability to adapt effectively to lactation. Biological mechanisms reviewed are metabolic adaptation, oxidative stress, immune function and inflammation, and feed intake capacity. Although relationships between these mechanisms become increasingly clear, these relationships are complex and not yet completely understood. Appro- priate management of dairy cows in the peripartum period can facilitate cows to adapt to a new lactation. Nutritional and management strategies to ease adaptation are divided into strategies to restrict energy intake in the dry period, to improve energy intake in early lactation, alter repar- titioning of energy between milk and body tissue, and strategies to support fat or carbohydrate metabolism. The success of various strategies, however, is often hampered by the complexity of interactions and high between-cow variation. We advocate for a multidisciplinary approach to understand and manage adaptation to a new lactation aiming at an improvement of cow welfare and longevity
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- 2014
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7. Behavioural adaptation to a short or no dry period with associated management in dairy cows.
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Kok, Akke, van Hoeij, Renny J., Tolkamp, Bert J., Haskell, Marie J., van Knegsel, Ariëtte T.M., de Boer, Imke J.M., and Bokkers, Eddie A.M.
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COWS , *ADAPTABILITY (Personality) , *CATTLE parturition , *BIOENERGETICS , *MILK yield , *ANIMAL welfare , *ANIMAL behavior - Abstract
From calving, dairy cows are typically milked for about a year, and subsequently managed to have a non-lactating or ‘dry period’ (DP) before next calving. However, the use of a DP may reduce cow welfare because typical DP management involves the cow changing groups and ration. Also, the DP results in a severe negative energy balance after calving. Shortening or omitting the DP may have beneficial effects on cow welfare through fewer changes in management before calving, and a lower milk yield after calving. Our objective was to assess the effects of no DP and a short DP (30 days) with associated management on feeding, lying, and number of steps of dairy cows in late gestation and early lactation. Feeding behaviour was recorded by computerized feeders for 122 periods (42 with a short DP and 80 with no DP) from week −6 to week 7 relative to calving. Steps and lying behaviour of 81 of these cows (28 with a short DP and 53 with no DP) were recorded with accelerometers in week −4 and in week 4 relative to calving only. Effects of DP treatment and parity on behaviour were analysed with mixed models. Before calving, cows with a short DP were fed a DP ration, and moved to a dry cow group. During this time, cows with a short DP spent more time lying (13.7 vs. 12.6 h per day; P = 0.01) and feeding (240 vs. 209 min per day; P < 0.01), and stepped less (663 vs. 1130 steps per day; P < 0.01) than cows with no DP. After calving, all cows were fed the same lactation ration and were housed in the same herd. Cows with a short DP, however, had a lower feed intake (35.7 vs 39.1 kg per day; P < 0.01), and spent less time lying (10.7 vs. 11.6 h per day; P = 0.03) after calving than cows with no DP. Milk yield was negatively correlated with daily lying time (r: −0.22; P < 0.05), but was not correlated with daily feeding time. Also, less time was spent on both lying and feeding after calving than before calving. These results indicate that lying time was not constrained by feeding time. Lying time was positively correlated with energy balance (r: 0.28; P < 0.01). Compared with a short DP with associated ration and group changes, no DP reduced lying time and increased the number of steps in late gestation, and resulted in a higher feed intake and longer lying time in early lactation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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