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Short communication: Repeated mammary tissue collections during lactation do not alter subsequent milk yield or composition.
Journal of Dairy Science 2017 October
Mammary biopsy collection (MB) is a valuable approach for studying mammary gland biology, but it is unclear if repeated MB impair the performance of lactating dairy cows. The objective of this trial was to examine the effect of repeated MB during lactation on udder health, dry matter intake (DMI), and lactation performance of lactating dairy cows. Sixty-four multiparous, mid-lactation Holstein cows were enrolled in a 29-wk trial, and 32 cows were randomly selected for repeated MB. The MB and non-MB (NMB) cows had similar parity (2.6 ± 0.9) and days in milk (96.5 ± 56.3 d) at enrollment. All animals were housed in the same barn and managed in the same manner. Cows were milked 3 times daily with milk yield recorded at each milking. Milk composition was measured weekly and DMI recorded daily. Three MB were performed per cow: 1 wk after enrollment and at 15 and 24 wk. The first and third MB were performed on the left rear quarter, whereas the second MB was on the right rear quarter. The MB were performed based on previously described procedures using a rotating stainless steel cannula with a retractable blade connected to a cordless drill, with appropriate sedation and antiseptic treatment after each MB. After MB, udder health, surgical wound healing, and presence of blood in milk were visually examined at each milking. Blood was cleared from milk 3.86 ± 2.0 d after MB. During the experiment, 4 rear quarters of MB cows and 5 rear quarters from NMB cows were diagnosed and treated for clinical mastitis. No differences were observed in DMI, milk yield, somatic cell score, or milk concentration and yields of fat, protein, lactose, and solids-not-fat between MB and NMB. In conclusion, lactating cows recover rapidly from MB, and repeated MB have no long-term effects on DMI, milk yield and composition, or udder health of lactating dairy cows.
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