Modeling the effect of energy status on mammary gland growth and lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3148-3156

  Vetharaniam, I ^a   Davis, S R ^a   Upsdell, M ^a   Kolver, E S ^b   Pleasants, A B ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mammary gland; Milk production; Modeling; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; UDDER;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MATHEMATICS; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; POACEAE;

EID: 0642373092     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73916-2     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Brent, R., 1973. Algorithms for Minimization Without Derivatives. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
2. Capuco, A. V., D. L. Wood, R. Baldwin, K. Mcleod, and M. J. Paape. 2001. Mammary cell number, proliferation and apoptosis during a bovine lactation: Relation to milk production and effect of bST. J. Dairy Sci. 84:2177-2187.
3. Dado, R. G., D. R. Mertens, and G. E. Shook. 1993. Nutrition, feeding, and calves. Metabolisable energy and absorbed protein requirements for milk component production. J. Dairy Sci. 76:1575-1588.
4. Davis, S. R., V. C. Farr, M. J. Auldist, and E. S. Kolver. 2000. Effects of diet on udder function and regression in Holstein-Fresian cattle. Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 60:275-276.
5. Davis, S. R., V. C. Farr, P. J. A. Copeman, V. R. Carruthers, C. H. Knight, and K. Stelwagen. 1998. Partitioning of milk accumulation between cisternal and alveolar compartments of the bovine udder: Relationship to production loss during once daily milking. J. Dairy Res. 65:1-8.
6. Davis, S. R., V. C. Farr, and K. Stelwagen. 1999. Regulation of yield loss and milk composition during once-daily milking: A review. Livest. Prod. Sci. 59:77-94.
7. Dijkstra, J., J. France, M. S. Dhanoa, J. Maas, M. D. Hanigan, A. J. Rook, and D. E. Beever. 1997. A model to describe growth patterns of the mammary gland during pregnancy and lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 80:2340-2354.
8. Emmans, G. C., and C. Fisher. 1986. Problems in nutritional theory. Pages 9-39 in Nutrient Requirements of Poultry and Nutritional Research. C. Fisher and K. N. Boorman, eds. Butterworths, London.
9. Farr, V. C., K. Stelwagen, L. R. Cate, A. J. Molenaar, T. B. McFadden, and S. R. Davis. 1996. An improved method for the routine biopsy of bovine mammary tissue. J. Dairy Sci. 79:543-549.
10. Friggens, N. C., G. C. Emmans, and R. F. Veerkamp. 1999. On the use of simple ratios between lactation curve coeffcients to describe parity effects on milk production. Livest. Prod. Sci. 62:1-13.
11. Hohenboken, W. D., A. Dudley, and D. E. Moody. 1992. A comparison among equations to characterize lactation curves in beef cows. Anim. Prod. 55:23-28.
12. Holmes, C. W., and G. F. Wilson. 1984. Milk Production from Pasture. Butterworths, Wellington, NZ.
13. Jenkins, T. G., and C. L. Ferrell. 1984. A note on lactation curves of crossbred cows. Anim. Prod. 39:479-482.
14. Knight, C. H., J. France, and D. E. Beever. 1994. Nutrient metabolism and utilization in the mammary gland. Livest. Prod. Sci. 39:129-137.
15. Knight, C. H., and C. J. Wilde. 1993. Mammary cell changes during pregnancy and lactation. Livest. Prod. Sci. 35:3-19.
16. Kolver, E. S., A. R. Napper, P. J. A. Copeman, and L. D. Muller. 2000. A comparison of New Zealand and overseas Holstein Friesian heifers. Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 60:265-269.
17. Molenaar, A. J., S. R. Davis, and R. J. Wilkins. 1992. Expression of α-lactalbumin, α-S1-casein, and lactoferrin genes is heterogeneous in sheep and cattle mammary tissue. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 40:611-618.
18. Morant, S. V., and A. Gnanasakthy. 1989. A new approach to the mathematical formulation of lactation curves. Anim. Prod. 49:151-162.
19. Neal, H. D. S. C., and J. H. M. Thornley. 1983. The lactation curve in cattle: A mathematical model of the mammary gland. J. Agric. Sci. Camb. 101:389-400.
20. Nestorov, I., M. Rowland, S. T. Hadjitodorov, and I. Petrov. 1999. Empirical versus mechanistic modelling: Comparison of an artificial neural network to a mechanistically based model for quantitative structure pharmacokinetic relationships of a homologous series of barbiturates. AAPS Pharmsci 1 (4), Article 17, available on-line at http://www.pharmsci.org.
21. Olori, V. E., S. Brotherstone, W. G. Hill, and B. J. McGuirk. 1999. Fit of standard models of the lactation curve to weekly records of milk production of cows in a single herd. Livest. Prod. Sci. 58:55-63.
22. Papajcsik, I. A., and J. Bodero. 1988. Modelling lactation curves of Friesian cows in a subtropical climate. Anim. Prod. 47:201-207.
23. Sakul, H., and W. J. Boylan. 1992. Lactation curves for several US sheep breeds. Anim. Prod. 54:229-233.
24. Shorten, P. R., I. Vetharaniam, T. K. Soboleva, G. C. Wake, and S. R. Davis. 2002. Influence of milking frequency on mammary gland dynamics. J. Theor. Biol. 218, 521-530.
25. Somerville, S. H., B. G. Lowman, and R. A. Edwards. 1983. A study of the relationship between plane of nutrition during lactation and certain production characteristics in autumn-calving suckler cows. Anim. Prod. 37:353-363.
26. Vetharaniam, I., D. G. McCall, P. F. Fennessy, and D. J. Garrick. 2001. A model of mammalian energetics and growth: Model development. Agric. Sys. 68:55-68.
27. Weber, A. F., R. L. Kitchell, and J. H. Sauter. 1955. Mammary gland studies. 1. The identification and characterisation of the smallest lobule unit in the udder of the dairy cow. Am. J. Vet. Res. 16:255-263.
28. Williams, J. C. 1993. An empirical model for the lactation curve of white British dairy goats. Anim. Prod. 57:91-97.
29. Wood, P. D. P. 1967. Algebraic model of the lactation curve in cattle. Nature 216, 164-165.
30. Wood, P. D. P. 1977. The biometry of lactation. J. Agric. Sci. Camb. 88, 333-339.