Monitoring of milk production and total cholesterol concentration, gamma-glutamyltransferase, and glutathione peroxidase in Simmental cows blood

Abstract

U dva istraživačka razdoblja (prvi – u svibnju 2004., drugi – u lipnju 2004.) praćena je proizvodnja mlijeka, koncentracija kolesterola i aktivnost gama-glutamil-transferaze (GGT) te glutation-peroksidaze (GPx) u krvi simentalskih krava. Svrha je bila utvrditi povezanost između proizvodnje mlijeka i pojedinih pokazatelja u krvi, te njihovu moguću primjenu kao pokazatelja mliječnosti. U istraživanje je bilo uključeno 12 simentalskih krava s obiteljskog gospodarstva na području Zagrebačke županije. Krave su iz vlastitog uzgoja, podjednake starosti i stadija laktacije. Prosječna proizvodnja mlijeka kao i koncentracija ukupnog kolesterola u plazmi bila je značajno veća u svibnju u odnosu na lipanj (20,55 L/d u odnosu na 15,44 L/d, odnosno 4,55 mmol/L u odnosu na 3,96 mmol/L), dok je aktivnost GPx i GGT bila značajno niža u svibnju u odnosu na lipanj (GPx = 1 720,66 U/L u odnosu na 1 808 U/L; GGT = 20,11 U/L u odnosu na 23,22 U/L). Utvrđena je pozitivna korelacija mliječnosti i koncentracije ukupnog kolesterola u krvnoj plazmi (r = 0,58; p < 0,05). Koncentracija ukupnog kolesterola u krvi simentalskih krava mogla bi poslužiti kao jedan od specifičnih pokazatelja proizvodnih mogućnosti, dok aktivnost navedenih enzima ukazuje na hranidbeni status krava o kojemu ovisi proizvodnja mlijeka.Milk production, total blood cholesterol concentration and activity of gamma-glutamyl-transferase (GGT) and glutation peroxidase (GPx) in blood of Simmental cows was monitored during two control periods (first control period - May 2004; second control period - June 2004). The objective was to determine a relationship between milk production and particular blood parameters, and their possible implementation as an indicator of milk production. Twelve Simmental cows from small-scale dairy farm in Zagreb County were included in the study. Cows originated from the same herd and were roughly of the same parity and stage of lactation. The average milk production and total blood cholesterol concentration were significantly higher in May then in June (20,55 L/d vs. 15,44 L/d; 4,55 mmol/L vs. 3,96 mmol/L, respectively), whereas the GPx and GGT activity was significantly lower in May in comparison with June (GPx=1720,66 U/L vs. GPx=1808 U/L, and GGT = 20,11 U/L vs. 23,22 U/L, respectively). A positive correlation between the milk production and the total blood cholesterol level was detected (r=0,58). The total blood cholesterol concentration in the blood plasma might have been one of the indicators of production performance in the Simmental cows herd, whereas the activity of stated enzymes may specify the nutritional status thereof the milk production depends on

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