Once-daily milking of dairy cows: A review of recent French experiments

Animal Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 427-442

  Rémond, Bernard ^a   Pomiès, Dominique ^b  

^a ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cows; Once daily milking; Performance; Review

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 29144431583     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2005040     Document Type: Review

References (47)

1. Auldist M.J., Prosser C.G., Differential effects of short-term once-a-day milking on milk yield, milk composition and concentration of selected blood metabolites in cows with high or low pasture intake, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 58 (1998) 41-43.
2. Azzara C.D., Dimick P.S., Paracellular leakage of lipoprotein lipase across the mammary epithelium of the goat, J. Dairy Sci. 72 (1989) 1159-1168.
3. Brulé A., Brocard V., Portier B., Racine V., Effets de la réduction de la fréquence de traite sur le bien-être de la vache laitière, Renc. Rech. Rum. 10 (2003) 77-80.
4. Butler W., Nutritional interactions with reproductive performance in dairy cattle, Anim. Reprod. Sci. 60-61 (2000) 449-457.
5. Carruthers V.R., Davis S.R., Bryant A.M., Morris C.A., Selection of cows for once a day milking, Proc. Ruakura Farmer's Conf. (1989) 12-14.
6. Carruthers V.R., Davis S.R., Norton D.H., The effects of ocytocin and bovine somatotropin on production of cows milked once a day, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 51 (1991) 197-201
7. Carruthers V.R., Davis S.R., Bryant A.M., Henderson H.V., Morris C.A., Copeman P.J.A., Response of Jersey and Friesian cows to once a day milking and prediction of response based on udder characteristics and milk composition, J. Dairy Res. 60 (1993) 1-11.
8. Chauvin L., Effets de la traite une fois par jour pendant l'ensemble de la lactation des vaches laitières prim'holstein, chez les primipares et durant trois lactations successives, Thèse diplôme d'état de Docteur Vétérinaire, 20 janvier 2005, Faculté de Médecine de Nantes, 112 p.
9. Chilliard Y., Review. Long-term effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) on dairy cow performances, Ann. Zootech. 37 (1988) 159-180.
10. Claesson O., Hansson A., Gustafsson N., Brannang E., Studies on monozygous cattle twins. XVII. Once-a-day milking compared with twice a day milking, Acta Agric. Scand. 9 (1959) 38-58.
11. Cooper C., Once-a-day milking: possible and profitable? South Island Dairy Event Proceedings (2000) 152-163.
12. Coulon J.B., Rémond B., Variations in milk output and milk protein content in response to the level of energy supply to the dairy cow: a review, Livest. Prod. Sci. 29 (1991) 31-37.
13. Davis S.R., Hughson G.A., Measurement of functional udder capacity in lactating Jersey cows, Aust. J. Agric. Res. 39 (1988) 1163-1168.
14. Davis S.R., Farr V.C., Stelwagen K., Regulation of yield loss and milk composition during once-a-day milking: a review, Livest. Prod. Sci. 59 (1999) 77-94.
15. Farr V.C., Stelwagen K., Kerr M.A., Davis S.R., Eichler S.J., Effect of once daily milking (ODM) on enzyme activities in the bovine mammary gland, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 55 (1995) 12-13.
16. Guéguen L., Brocard V., Une traite par jour en élevage bovin : recueil de l'expérience de 120 éleveurs français, Renc. Rech. Rum. 10 (2003) 114
17. Guéguen L., Pomiès D., Rémond B., Ne plus traire qu'une fois par jour, in: Traite et travail ; quelles solutions pour réduire l'astreinte liée à la traite, Collection Journées Techniques, Institut de l'élevage, 2004, pp. 19-26.
18. Holmes C.W., Wilson G.F., MacKenzie D.D.S., Purchas J., The effect of milking once daily throughout lactation on the performance of dairy cows grazing on pasture, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 52 (1992) 13-16.
19. Kelly A.L., Reid S., Joyce P., Meaney W.J., Foley J., Effect of decreased milking frequency of cows in late lactation on milk somatic cell count, polymorphonuclear leucocyte numbers, composition and proteolytic activity, J. Dairy Res. 65 (1998) 365-373.
20. Knight C.H., Wilde C.J., Mammary cell changes during pregnancy and lactation, Livest. Prod. Sci. 35 (1993) 3-19.
21. Knight C.H., Dewhurst R.J., Once daily milking of dairy cows: relationship between yield loss and cisternal milk storage, J. Dairy Res. 61 (1994) 441-449.
22. Knutson R.J., MacKenzie D.D.S., Davis S.R., McCutcheon S.N., The effect of once daily milking on concentrations and yields of plasminogen, plasmin and other whey proteins, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 53 (1993) 155-158.
23. Lacy-Hulbert S.J., Woolford M.W., Bryant A.M., Influence of once daily milking and restricted feeding on milk characteristics in late lactation, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 55 (1995) 85-87.
24. Lacy-Hulbert S.J., Woolford M.W., Nicholas G.D., Prosser C.G., Stelwagen K., Effect of milking frequency and pasture intake on milk yield and composition of late lactation cows, J. Dairy Sci. 82 (1999) 1232-1239.
25. Lynch G.A., Hunt M.E., Mackenzie D.D.S., The effects of once daily milking as a management practice in late lactation, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 51 (1991) 191-195.
26. Martin B., Coulon J.B., Facteurs de production du lait et caractéristiques des fromages. I. Influence des facteurs de production sur l'aptitude à la coagulation des laits de troupeaux, Lait (1995) 61-80.
27. O'Brien B., Ryan G., Meaney W.J., McDonagh D., Kelly A., Effect of frequency of milking on yield, composition and processing quality of milk, J. Dairy Res. 69 (2002) 367-374.
28. Pomiès D., Martin B., Rémond B., Brunschwig G., Pradel P., Lavigne R., Hulin S., La traite une fois par jour pendant 7 semaines de vaches laitières Prim'Holstein et Montbéliardes en milieu de lactation : performances zootechniques, qualité du lait et des fromages, Renc. Rech. Rum. 10 (2003) 81-84.
29. Pomiès D., Rémond B., Pradel P., Performances des vaches laitières et qualité du lait lors de la monotraite et après retour à deux traites par jour, en fonction de la durée de cette pratique et du stade de lactation des animaux, Renc. Rech. Rum. 11 (2004) 225-228.
30. Rémond B., Rouel J., Pinson N., Jabet S., An attempt to omit the dry period over three consecutive lactations in dairy cows, Ann. Zootech. 46 (1997) 399-408.
31. Rémond B., Coulon J.B., Nicloux M., Levieux D., Effect of once-a-day milking in early lactation on milk production and nutritional status of dairy cows, Ann. Zootech. 48 (1999) 341-352.
32. Rémond B., Aubailly S., Chilliard Y., Dupont D., Pomiès D., Petit M., Combined effects of once-a-day milking and feeding level in the first three weeks of lactation on milk production and enzyme activities, and nutritional status in Holstein cows, Anim. Res. 51 (2002) 101-117.
33. Rémond B., Pradel P., Pomiès D., Petit M., Effet de la traite une fois par jour, pendant sept semaines, de vaches laitières en milieu de lactation, Renc. Rech. Rum. 9 (2002) 203.
34. Rémond B., Pomiès D., Brunschwig G., La traite une fois par jour de vaches Prim'Holstein, pendant une semaine, diminue la production laitière de 25 %, sans effet rémanent, Renc. Rech. Rum. 10 (2003) 113.
35. Rémond B., Pomiès D., Dupont D., Chilliard Y., Once-a-day milking of multiparous Holstein cows throughout the entire lactation: milk yield and composition, and nutritional status, Anim. Res. 53 (2004) 201-211.
36. Rémond B., Pomiès D., Pradel P., Effet de la monotraite des vaches laitières sur leur production, selon le niveau de distribution d'aliments concentrés, Renc. Rech. Rum. 12 (2005) 4 p. (in press).
37. Rhodes F.M., Clark B.A., MacMillan K.L., McDougall S., Use of once daily milking or treatment with progesterone and oestradiol benzoate in anoestrous cows, Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 58 (1998) 44-46.
38. Salama A.A.K., Such X., Caja G., Rovai M., Casals R., Albanell E., Marin M.P., Marti A., Effects of once versus twice daily milking throughout lactation on milk yield and milk composition in dairy goats, J. Dairy Sci. 86 (2003) 1676-1680.
39. Stelwagen K., Effect of milking frequency on mammary functioning and shape of the lactation curve, J. Dairy Sci. 84 (Suppl. E.) (2001) E204-E211.
40. Stelwagen K., Lacy-Hulbert S.J., Effect of milking frequency on milk somatic cell count characteristics and mammary secretory cell damage in cows. Am. J. Vet. Res. 57 (1996) 902-905.
41. Stelwagen K., Knight C.H., Effet of unilateral once or twice daily milking of cows on milk yield and udder characteristics in early and late lactation. J. Dairy Res. 64 (1997) 487-494.
42. Stelwagen K., Davis S.R., Farr V.C., Eichler C.J., Politis I., Effect of once daily milking and concurrent somatotropin on mammary tight junction permeability and yield of cows, J. Dairy Sci. 77 (1994) 2994-3002.
43. Stelwagen K., Politis I., White J.H., Zavizion B., Prosser C.G., Davis S.R., Fair V.C., Effect of milking frequency and somatotropin on the activity of plasminogen activator, plasminogen, and plasmin in bovine milk. J. Dairy Sci. 77 (1994) 3577-3583.
44. Stelwagen K., Farr V.C., McFadden H.A., Prosser C.G., Davis S.R., Time course of milk accumulation-induced opening of mammary tight junctions, and blood clearance of milk components. Am. J. Physiol. 273 (1997) 379-386.
45. Vetharaniam I., Davis S.R., Soboleva T.K., Shorten P.R., Wake G.C., Modeling the interaction of milking frequency and nutrition on mammary gland growth and lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 86 (2003) 1987-1996.
46. Wilde C.J., Addey C.V.P., Boddy L.M., Peaker M., Autocrine regulation of milk secretion by a protein in milk, Biochem. J. 305 (1995) 51-58.
47. Woolford M.W., Copeman P.J.A., Napper A.R., Phillips D.S.M., Williamson J.H., Ulfee E.J., Milking intervals: are changes worthwhile? Proc. Ruakura Farmer's Conf. (1985) 120-128.