Monitoring of milk performance of Wallachian sheep grazed under traditional Carpathian management in Western Beskids location

Martin Ptáček, Michal Milerski, Tereza Michlová, Jaromír Ducháček, Vladimír Tančin, Michal Uhrinčať, Jitka Schmidová, Filipp Georgijevič Savvulidi and Luděk Stádník
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Martin Ptáček: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Michal Milerski: Genetics and breeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic
Tereza Michlová: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Jaromír Ducháček: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Vladimír Tančin: Research Institute for Animal Production, National Agriculture and Food Centre, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Michal Uhrinčať: Research Institute for Animal Production, National Agriculture and Food Centre, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Jitka Schmidová: Genetics and breeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic
Filipp Georgijevič Savvulidi: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Luděk Stádník: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2023, vol. 68, issue 11, 460-468

Abstract: This study aimed to determine the potential of Wallachian sheep in quantitative and qualitative indicators of milk production under extensive conditions of the Western Beskids mountains. Milk samples were collected from the group of 38 non-dairying sheep selected from the basic 120-head flock. Ewes were monitored during four control days (from 27th April, the average 42nd day of lactation to 4th August, the average 142nd day of lactation) to cover the whole lactation period. Ewes were investigated for their milk production and for milk quantity parameter. Milk quality indicators included percentage estimation of milk components (fat, protein, casein, lactose, dry matter), somatic cell count (103 cells/ml), vitamin A and E content (mg/kg), and K, Mg, Ca, Zn, Cu (mg/kg) content. Milk production ranged from 1 017.37 g (early stage of lactation) to 416.87 g (late stage of lactation period). The milk contained high fat (6.06-8.44%) and protein (4.68-5.68%) percentages, low somatic cell count and favourable distribution of minerals and vitamins. In general, results of this study indicate a possibility for low-productive traditional grazing system with extensive sheep breeds not only for cultivating the area but also for the purpose of high nutritional food with beneficial aspect on human health.

Keywords: extensive grazing; genetic resource; mineral and vitamin content; somatic cell count (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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