RELACIONES ENTRE PESO, CONDICIÓN CORPORAL Y PRODUCCIÓN DE LECHE EN VACAS DEL SISTEMA DOBLE PROPÓSITO

Abstract

Objective. Evaluate the relationship between body weight, body condition and milk production in response to supplementation with whole cotton. Materials and methods. Two experimental treatments were applied to 13 cows using a randomized design: G1 (n=7), cows supplemented with 2 kg of cotton seed, and G2 (n=6), no supplemental seed. Results were analyzed using Spearman correlations. Results. There was a positive correlation between body weight and body condition (p0,05) in the supplemented cows, there was positive correlation (p0,05). Conclusions. The supplementation with cotton seed had important positive relationship among body weight, body condition, and milk production in cows of first birth managed under pasturing conditions.

Keywords

• Weight
• body condition
• bovines
• cotton seed