THE INFLUENCE OF MICROCLIMATE PARAMETERS ON THE HEALTH OF COWS, DEPENDING ON THE FORM OF OWNERSHIP
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52269/22266070_2024_4_30Keywords:
microclimate, cows, mastitis, peasant farming, natural resistance, forms of ownershipAbstract
The article is devoted to the study of influence of the microclimate on the natural resistance and productivity of cows, depending on the form of ownership and year season. It has been established that the parameters of the microclimate of cowsheds have a significant impact on the body resistance, productivity and morbidity of animals.
Some correlations between hematological and biological blood parameters in animals and the type of ownership have been identified, indicating that higher levels of these parameters are observed in conditions where proper housing and feeding practices are established.
The research results revealed that keeping animals in different microclimatic conditions affects their productivity. The incidence of mastitis in cows is 9.9% lower than that of animals kept in less favorable conditions (peasant farms). The influence of microclimate parameters on the morbidity and dairy products of cows, depending on the year season and the form of ownership of farms, ranged from 4-4.1% in agricultural enterprises, from 16.3 – 24.0% in LLP and from 18.4 – 24.6% in peasant farming. The data on the incidence of mastitis amounted to 12.8-13.3%, 22.6-22.7% and 24.7-25.5% respectively. This trend proves that large farms, i.e. agricultural production cooperatives, have an advantage over small-scale peasant farms. Since they have the opportunity to create optimal conditions for managing animals, which contributed to an increase in the level of natural protection of the body, increased productivity and reduced animal morbidity.
