荷尔斯坦,泽西和荷尔斯坦 - 泽西杂交牛在批量挤奶系统中的自动挤奶单元偏好
R Weng Zheng1, J Velez2, N Rodriguez2
1Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.
Journal of dairy science
|November 19, 2025
概括
奶牛表现出一致的奶单位偏好,荷尔斯坦牛表现出最强的偏好. 更大的偏好一致性与更短的等待时间有关,改善了牛流量和自动挤奶系统中的福利.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 农业工程 农业工程
- 乳制品科学 乳制品科学
背景情况:
- 自动挤奶系统 (AMS) 的效率依赖于一致的奶牛流动,这可能会受到个体奶牛行为的影响,例如挤奶单元的偏好.
- 在挤奶期间促进自然行为可以提高动物福利.
研究的目的:
- 分析Holstein (HO),Jersey (JE) 和Holstein × Jersey (HJ) 基因组在整个哺乳期的自动挤奶单元选择行为和偏好一致性.
- 为了研究奶单位选择行为和预奶等待时间 (WT) 之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 分析了德克萨斯州一家有机奶牛农场2,856头奶牛 (HO,JE,HJ) 的1,762,461次挤奶事件的数据.
- 使用偏好一致性得分 (PCS) 评估了牛对自动挤奶装置,谷仓位置和机器人臂配置的偏好.
- 计算和分析了与PCS相关的乳前等待时间 (WT).
主要成果:
- 奶牛选择的行为,奶奶单位,谷仓位置和机器人手臂的配置与随机选择有很大的不同.
- 荷尔斯坦牛的PCS最高,表明更一致的挤奶单位偏好.
- 较高的PCS与较短的乳制前等待时间有关.
结论:
- 奶牛在选择自动挤奶装置时表现出可变但明显的一致性.
- 了解这些偏好可以为改善AMS中的牛流量,系统效率和动物福利的策略提供信息.
- 遗传群体影响奶单位偏好的一致性,霍尔斯坦牛是最一致的.
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