Relationship of udder and teat morphology to milking characteristics and udder health determined by ultrasonographic examinations in dairy cows

Annals of Animal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 783-795

  Szencziová, Iveta ^a   Strapák, Peter ^a   Stádník, Luděk ^b   Ducháček, Jaromír ^b   Beran, Jan ^b  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

milking traits; teat canal; udder; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887247554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16423402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/aoas-2013-0053     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Biederman G., Hubal M. (1994). Untersuchungen zur Euterform und Milkbarkeit schwarzbunter Kuhe. Zuchtungskunde, 66: 38-48.
2. Celik H. A., Aydin I., Colak M., Sendag S., Dinc D. A. (2008). Ultrasonographic evaluation of age related influence on the teat canal and the effect of this influence on milk yield in Brown Swiss cows. Bull Vet. Inst. Pulawy, 52: 245-249.
3. Emanuelson U., Danell B., Philipsson J. (1988). Genetic parameters for clinical mastitis, somatic cell counts, and milk production estimated by multiple-trait restricted maximum likelihood. J. Dairy Sci., 71 (2): 467-476.
4. Fahr R. D., Shulz J., Rösner F. (2001). Melkbedingte Veränderungen an der Zitzenspitze der Ziege. Tierärztliche Praxis, 31: 235-241.
5. Fasulkov I. R. (2012). Ultrasonography of the mammary gland in ruminants: A review. Bulg. J. Vet. Med.,15: 1?12.
6. Franz S., Hofmann-Parisot M., Baumgartner W., Windischbauer G., Suc h y A., Bauder B (2001). Ultrasonography of the teat canal in cows and sheep. Vet. Res., 149: 109-112. (Pubitemid 33611746)
7. Franz S., Hofmann-Parisot M., Gütler S., Baumgartner W. (2003). Clinical and ultrasonographic findings in the mammary gland of sheep. Short communication. New Zeland Vet. J., 51 (5): 238-243. (Pubitemid 37281023)
8. Geishauser T., Querengässer K. (2000). Investigations on teat canal length in teats with milk flow disturbances. J. Dairy Sci., 83: 1976-1980.
9. Gleeson D. E., O ' Callaghan E. J., Rath M. (2002). Effect of milking on bovine teat tissue as measured by ultrasonography. Irish Vet. J., 55: 628-632. (Pubitemid 35449059)
10. Hamann J., Burvenich C. (1994). Physiologischer Zustand der Bovinen Zitze. Bull. Int. Dairy Fed., 297: 4-19.
11. Hamann J., Mein G. A. (1988). Response of the bovine teat to machine milking: Measurements of changes in thickness of the teat apex. J. Dairy Res., 55: 331-338.
12. Hamann J., Osteras O., Mayntz M., Woyke W. (1994). Functional parameters of milking units with regard to teat tissue treatment. Bull. Int. Dairy Fed., 297: 23-34.
13. Húth B., Holló I., Fahr R. D., Rosner F. (2001). Udder morphological investigations by ultrasound in a Hungarian Simmental population. Proc. 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, Budapest, Hungary, pp. 96-102.
14. Klein D., Flock M., Khol J. L., Franz S., Stuger H. P., Baumgartner W. (2005) Ultrasonographic measurements of the bovine teat: breed differences and the significance of the measurements for udder health. J. Dairy Res., 72: 296-302. (Pubitemid 41323111)
15. Michel G. (1986). Gesichtspunkte der funktionellen Morphologie der Rinderzitze. Mh. Vet. Med., 41: 77-80.
16. Loppnow H (1959). Über die Abhängigkeit der Melkbarkeit vom Bau der Zitze. Deut. Tierarzte. Woch., 4: 88-98.
17. Neijenhuis F., Klungel G. H., Hogeveen H. (2001). Recovery of cow teats after milking as determined by ultrasonographic scanning. J. Dairy Sci., 84: 2599-2606. (Pubitemid 33609744)
18. Nishimura M., Yoshida T., El-Khodery S., Miyoshi M., Furuoka H., Yasuda J., Miyahara K. (2011). Ultrasound imaging of mammary glands in dairy heifers at different stages of growth. In. J. Vet. Med. Sci.,73 (1): 19-24.
19. Paulrud C. O., Clause S., Andersen P. E., Rasmusen M. D. (2005). Infrared thermography and ultrasonography to indirectly monitor the influence of liner type and overmilking on teat tissue recovery. Acta Vet. Scand., 46: 137-147. (Pubitemid 43978699)
20. Schukken Y. H., Lam T. J., Barkema H. W. (1997). Biological basis for selection on udder health traits. International workshop on genetic improvement of functional traits in cattle. Uppsala, Sweden, Bulletin no. 15: 32-39.
21. Schultze W. D., Bright S. C. (1983). Changes in penetrability of bovine papillary duct to endotoxin after milking. Am. J. Vet. Res., 44: 2373-2375.
22. Seyfried G. (1992). The sonographic measurement of teat structures and the significance for udder health of Braun-and-Fleckvieh cows: Thesis, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria, 128 pp.
23. Stádník L., Louda F., Dezdí?ek J., Jezková A., Rákos M. (2010). Changes in teat parameters caused by milking and their recovery to their initial size. Arch. Tier., 53: 650-662.
24. Strzetelski J., Bilik K., Niwi?ska B., Skrzy?ski G., ?uczy?ska E. (2004). Ultrasound evaluation of the mammary gland structure in preparturient heifers vs performance of first calvers. J. Anim. Feed Sci., 13, Suppl. 2: 7-10.
25. Strzetelski J., Bilik K., Niwi?ska B., Skrzy?ski G., ?uczy?ska E., Choroszy Z. (2005). Efficacy of ultrasound examination of heifer's mammary glands for predicting their milk yield. Med. Weter., 61 (9): 1032-1035. (Pubitemid 41380578)
26. Szencziová I., Strapák P. (2012). Ultrasonography of the udder and teat in cattle: perspective measuring technique. Slovak J. Anim. Sci., 45: 96-104.
27. ?lósarz P., Wójtowski J., Bieli?ska S., Fr?ckowiak A., Ludwiczak A., Krzy?ewski J., Bagnicka E., Strza?kowska N. (2010). Machine induced changes of caprine teats diagnosed by ultrasonography. Afric. J. Biotech., 9: 8698-8703.
28. Tan?in V., Ipema B., Hogewerf P., Ma?uhová J. (2006). Sources of variation in milk flow characteristics at udder and quarter levels. J. Dairy Sci., 89: 978-988. (Pubitemid 43943318)
29. Twardo? J., Dzi?cio? M., Ni?a?ski M., Dejneka G. J. (2001). Use of ultrasonography in diagnosis of teats disorders. Med. Weter., 57: 874-875.
30. Wójtowski J., ?lósarz P., Bieli?ska S., Nowicki S., Gut A., Danków R. (2006). Ultrasound image of morphological changes of teat end in sheep caused by machine milking. Arch. Tierz., 49 (30): 231-237. (Pubitemid 44953278)
31. Zecconi A., Hamann J., Bronzo V., Ruffo G. (1992). Machine induced teat tissue reactions and infection risk in a dairy herd free from contagious mastitis pathogens. J. Dairy Res., 59: 265-71.