Effects of the adiabatic evaporative cooling system in free-stall on the production, physiological, behavior on the occurrence of mastitis in dairy cows. / Efeitos do sistema de resfriamento adiabático evaporativo em free-stall sobre a produção, fisiologia, comportamento e ocorrência de mastite em vacas em lactação.

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2005

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The purpose of this research was to compare the efficiency of three different schedule for using an adiabatic evaporative cooling with misting system (AEC) in a free-stall and its influence on the occurrence of clinical and sub clinical mastitis, as well as, on the physiological and milk production parameters on lactating cows. A total of 28 Brown Swiss and Holstein multiparous cows were random allocated in four groups. At starting of the experiment the daily average of milk production was 23 kg per animal. The overall experimental period was of 56 days, starting from January 20th. Treatments were: control group (without AEC); Day (AEC turned on from 7 to 19 h); Night (AEC turned on from 19 to 7 h) and 24 h (AEC turned on during 24h). Every time the temperature reached 22ºC the AEC automatically start functioning. The dry bulb temperature (DBT), relative humidity (RH) and black globe temperature (BGT) were measuread hourly inside and outside of facilities through a period of 24 hours. The respiratory frequency (RF), rectal temperature (RT) and skin temperature (ST) were registered twice a week at 7, 13 e 21 h. The milking was performed at 7 and 19 h. The samples of milk and blood were weekly taken to be performed the milk composition analyses (fat %, protein %, lactose %, somatic cell counts) as well as to hormonal analyses of cortisol, thyroxin (T4) e triiodothyronine(T3) levels. To be performed the behavior analyses five animals, from each group, were weekly observed, each 10 minutes during a 24h period, in respect to the following activities: water and food ingestion, ruminating, and time in resting on foot or lying. The results of the strip cup and California Mastitis Test (CMT) were weekly registered to evaluate the occurrence of clinical and subclinical mastitis. Milk samples were aseptically collected from the quarters of all animals to be submitted to microbiological examination to etiologic mastitis microorganisms identification. The free-stall cooling used in the day group kept the temperature under the thermoneutrality range till 12 h, however from 17 h in the day group the DBT was statistically higher than in control and 24 h groups. It was detected significant difference among the groups (P<0.05) in respect to the following parameters: BGT, RH e temperature-humidity index (THI) that was higher than the thermoneutrality range. It was observed a positive linear correlation between rectal temperature and PT. The cortisol levels among the control group animals were higher than the normal values. In spite of the dry matter consume by the animals of night group were higher (P<005), the same was not observed in respect of milk production. The animals of the control group stayed less time eating stayed longer lazily and less time ruminating. Staphylococcus coagulase negative was the most commonly isolate before the experimental period It was observed a reduction on subclinical mastits frequency in the animals of day and night groups when compared to the last week of the experimental period. It was observed a reduction on Staphylococcus coagulase negative frequency and increased Corynebacterium sp occurrence in the last week of the experimental period.

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dairy cows physiological parameters adiabatic evaporative cooling resfriamento adiabático evaporativo fisiologia mastite produção leiteira animal behavior milk production comportamento animal mastitis

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