Abstract

Holsteinized Russian Black Pied cattle of the Ural type are bred in the Sverdlovsk region, which is represented by large, highly productive animals with a high genetic potential for productivity. The purpose of the work was to study the effect of first heifers’ live weight on their productivity and the interrelation between milk yield and milk quality indicators. It was found that there was a positive tendency for an increase in milk yield with an increase in the cows’ live weight from less than 550 kg to 624 kg. The most significant increase in milk yield in cows was in the range from 574 to 599 kg. The difference in milk yield between these groups was 692 kg or 8.1% in favor of animals with live weight of 575-599 kg. An increase in cows’ live weight over 625 kg leads to a decrease in milk yield, which amounted to 2.3%. Changes in correlation are observed from a negative average value in cows with a live weight of less than 550 kg to a positive average value in cows with a live weight of more than 625 kg. In first heifers with live weight from 575 to 599 kg, a very low positive interrelation between live weight and milk yield per lactation was recorded (0.04).

Highlights

  • Increasing the production of animal origin food for a sustainable supply of the population with high-quality nutritious food is the main necessity in ensuring the health of the nation and food security of any country and the primary task of livestock workers [1-6]

  • An increase in live weight from 550 kg or less to 574 kg led to an increase in milk yield by 525 kg or 6.5%

  • With an increase in live weight from 599 to 600-624 kg, milk yield increased by 192 kg or 2.1%

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Introduction

Increasing the production of animal origin food for a sustainable supply of the population with high-quality nutritious food is the main necessity in ensuring the health of the nation and food security of any country and the primary task of livestock workers [1-6]. Large, highly productive animals with a high genetic productivity potential and well adapted to industrial milk production were obtained. They are able to show good average daily milk yield during the entire lactation, to produce for a long time without a sharp decrease in milk yield; a decrease in reproductive capacity is noted [22-24]. The influence study on the productive qualities of first heifers' live weight and the interrelation of productive traits with each other is relevant and of practical importance

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