The use of mid-infrared spectrometry to estimate the ration composition of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science
M KlaffenböckJ Sölkner

Abstract

The composition of cow milk is strongly affected by the feeding regimen. Because milk components are routinely determined using mid-infrared (MIR) spectrometry, MIR spectra could also be used to estimate an animal's ration composition. The objective of this study was to determine whether and how well amounts of dry matter intake and the proportions of concentrates, hay, grass silage, maize silage, and pasture in the total ration can be estimated using MIR spectra at an individual animal level. A total of 10,200 milk samples and sets of feed intake data were collected from 90 dairy cows at 2 experimental farms of the Agricultural Research and Education Centre in Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Austria. For each run of analysis, the data set was split into a calibration and a validation data set in a 40:60 ratio. Estimated ration compositions were calculated using a partial least squares regression and then compared with the respective observed ration compositions. In separate analyses, the factors milk yield and concentrate intake were included as additional predictors. To evaluate accuracy, the coefficient of determination (R(2)) and ratio to performance deviation were used. The highest R(2) values (for kg of dry matter intake/for % of r...Continue Reading

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