Evaluation of Parity Effect on Characteristics and Minerals in Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) Colostrum and Mature Milk
Zhigao An,
Gan Luo,
Shanshan Gao,
Xinxin Zhang,
Chao Chen,
Zhiqiu Yao,
Junwei Zhao,
Haimiao Lv,
Kaifeng Niu,
Pei Nie,
Liguo Yang
Affiliations
Zhigao An
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Gan Luo
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Shanshan Gao
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Xinxin Zhang
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Chao Chen
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Zhiqiu Yao
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Junwei Zhao
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Haimiao Lv
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Kaifeng Niu
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Pei Nie
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Liguo Yang
National Center for International Research on Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (NCIRAGBR), Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Colostrum is a vital performance for buffaloes and potentially functional foods in the future. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the difference between the parity of buffalo colostrum and mature milk. Twenty pregnant buffaloes (primiparous = 10; multiparous = 10) were assigned to the same diet prepartum and milking routine postpartum. Calves were separated from the dams immediately after birth and colostrum was harvested within 2 h, whilst mature milk was harvested at 7 days postpartum. The colostrum was analyzed for immunoglobulin G and milk composition as the mature milk. The results showed that there was a higher level of protein, solid not fat, and milk urea nitrogen (p p = 0.08) in primiparous buffaloes’ colostrum compared with multiparous. No parity effect was observed in colostrum immunoglobulin G, fat, lactose, and yields of colostrum and composition (p > 0.05). There was no difference in mature milk composition and yield by parity affected (p > 0.05). Compared with mature milk composition, colostrum had a higher content protein, total solids, solid not fat, and milk urea nitrogen (p p p = 0.05), while the mature milk had higher concentrations of K and P compared with primiparous. Buffalo colostrum had higher concentrations of Na, Mg, Co, Fe, and K with a lower concentration of Ca relative to mature milk (p < 0.05). It was observed that parity affected colostrum characteristics rather than mature milk and caused subtle variations in minerals in colostrum and mature milk of buffaloes. As lactation proceeded, both milk composition and minerals in the milk changed drastically.
