Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows by midinfrared spectra

R. Shi; W. Lou; B. Ducro; A. van der Linden; H.A. Mulder; S.J. Oosting; S. Li; Y. Wang

doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_39

Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows by midinfrared spectra

R. Shi, W. Lou, B. Ducro, A. van der Linden, H.A. Mulder, S.J. Oosting, S. Li, Y. Wang^*

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Dairy farming may have negative impacts on the environment, such as ammonia emissions to air and nitrate leaching to water. By selecting more efficient cows, the amount of nitrogen excreted per cow and consequently the adverse environmental impacts will be reduced. The aim of this study was to predict nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of individual dairy cows using mid-infrared (MIR) spectra of milk. A total of 600 feeding and MIR records of 56 Holstein cows were collected from a farm in Beijing, China. NUE was calculated as the ratio of nitrogen in milk to nitrogen intake. The coefficient of determination of the best model was 0.69, 0.62 and 0.70 for NUE, nitrogen loss and dry mater intake, respectively. The MIR wavenumbers around 981.00 and 1506.93 cm-1 and daily milk yield were the most important variables for prediction. These results show potential for large-scale genetic evaluations of nitrogen efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)
Subtitle of host publication	Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges
Editors	R.F. Veerkamp, Y. de Haas
Place of Publication	Wageningen
Publisher	Wageningen Academic Publishers
Pages	203-206
ISBN (Electronic)	9789086869404
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_39
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: WCGALP 2022 - Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 3 Jul 2022 → 8 Jul 2022

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Conference/symposium	World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: WCGALP 2022
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	3/07/22 → 8/07/22

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Shi, R., Lou, W., Ducro, B., van der Linden, A., Mulder, H. A., Oosting, S. J., Li, S., & Wang, Y. (2022). Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows by midinfrared spectra. In R. F. Veerkamp, & Y. de Haas (Eds.), Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges (pp. 203-206). Article 39 Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_39

Shi, R. ; Lou, W. ; Ducro, B. et al. / Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows by midinfrared spectra. Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. editor / R.F. Veerkamp ; Y. de Haas. Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2022. pp. 203-206

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Shi, R, Lou, W, Ducro, B , van der Linden, A, Mulder, HA, Oosting, SJ, Li, S & Wang, Y 2022, Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows by midinfrared spectra. in RF Veerkamp & Y de Haas (eds), Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges., 39, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, pp. 203-206, World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: WCGALP 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3/07/22. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_39

Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows by midinfrared spectra. / Shi, R.; Lou, W.; Ducro, B. et al.
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Shi R, Lou W, Ducro B , van der Linden A, Mulder HA, Oosting SJ et al. Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows by midinfrared spectra. In Veerkamp RF, de Haas Y, editors, Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers. 2022. p. 203-206. 39 doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_39

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