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Evaluation of Reproductive Performance in Heifers with Different Energy Intake

육성기 에너지 급여 차이에 따른 젖소 번식능력 평가

  • Lee, W.Y. (Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries) ;
  • Kim, J.N. (Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries) ;
  • Cho, K.H. (Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries) ;
  • Yeo, J.M. (Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries)
  • Published : 2018.11.30

Abstract

Recently, attempts have been made by dairy farms to shorten the time until the first estrus by feeding animals a high-energy diet during the heifer period. Energy consumption during the heifer period has been shown to be related to milk yield and reproductive performance. The present study was conducted to analyze the relationship between reproductive performance and energy intake in heifers. There were no differences in height or body weight between animals that were fed the Korean standard diet versus a high energy diet (110% of the Korean standard). However, there was a difference in the timing of the first estrus: 329.3 days under normal energy conditions versus 311 days under high energy conditions. There was no difference in the number of artificial insemination per gestation, but both the rate of female calf production and the weight of individual female calves increased in response to the high energy diet. Based on these results, it may be predicted that the reproductive performance of dairy cows will increase when the animals are fed a high energy diet (110% of the Korean standard). These results demonstrate a correlation between the amount of energy consumed and reproductive performance, and will be of great value to the dairy farming industry.

최근 국내 낙농 현장에서는 육성우시기에 에너지가 높은 사료를 급여함으로써 초발정일을 단축시키고자 한다. 육성우 시기의 사양관리는 향후 유생산 및 번식능력과 밀접한 관련이 있으나 아직까지 관련 연구가 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 홀스타인 육성우시기에 에너지 급여 차이에 따른 번식능력을 분석하였다. 한국사양표준과 고에너지(한국사양표준의 110%) 사료 급여 시 체고 및 체중에는 차이가 없었으나 초발정일은 329.3일과 311일로 고에너지 급여 시 초발정일이 단축되는 결과를 보였다. 고에너지 급여에 따른 수태당 교배횟수 상승 및 분만 강도에는 차이가 없었으며 고에너지 급여 시 암송아지의 체중이 상승하였다. 또한 고에너지 급여에 따라 암송아지 생산 비율이 상승하였다. 연구 결과를 종합해 볼 때 현장에서는 한국 사양표준의 110% 에너지를 급여 했을 때 암소의 번식능력 상승이 기대된다. 본 연구 결과는 국내 낙농 현장에서 육성우 시기에 급여할 에너지양 및 이에 따른 번식능력의 상관관계를 제시함으로써 낙농 현장에 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

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