Levchenko MV, Karlikova GG, Petryakova GK, Lashneva IA.

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025. Vol. 108. No. 4. Р. 184-201.

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-108-4-184

Original article

Milk compositional traits and their association with biochemical and hematological biomarkers in Red Gorbatov cows

 

Maria V Levchenko1, Galina G Karlikova2, Galina K Petryakova3, Irina A Lashneva4

1,2,3,4Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member LK Ernst,

Dubrovitsy, Russia

1marikornelaeva@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-6694

2karlikovagalina@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9021-1404

3pgk-04@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3285-7853

4lashnevaira@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0009-4276-8782

                                                                                        

Abstract. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the associations between milk component composition and the biochemical and hematological blood parameters in Red Gorbatov cows from a gene pool herd in the Nizhny Novgorod region. To study the correlations, a sample of 184 animals was used. The analysis of the milk's technological properties was conducted in the spring using a limited sample of 49 animals. The results showed that saturated fatty acids are predominant in the milk (up to 58%), with palmitic acid (C16:0) having the maximum proportion. Among the unsaturated acids, oleic acid (C18:1) dominates. The proportion of milk suitable for processing according to the alcohol and rennet-fermentation tests was 41,2 and 30.6%. Significant correlations were revealed: between acetone in milk and AST activity (r=0,44) and bilirubin level (r =0,64) in the blood, which indicates the relationship between metabolic processes; between the content of lactose and total cholesterol (r=0,33), reflecting the relationship between carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. The negative correlation between the number of somatic cells and magnesium (r=-0,33) confirms the regulatory role of the latter in the immune function. A study of the technological properties of milk showed that the yield of rennet is positively associated with the mass fraction of fat (r=0,51), protein (r=0,63) and casein (r=0,63). With regard to blood biomarkers, this indicator correlated to the greatest extent with the concentration of glucose (r=0,23), chlorides (r=0,32) and the number of erythrocytes (r=0,24). The obtained data demonstrate close physiological and biochemical relationships that can be used for monitoring animal health and selection for the technological properties of milk.

Keywords: dairy cattle breeding, Red Gorbatov breed, biochemical and hematological blood parameters, milk composition, technological properties of milk

Acknowledgments:   the   work  was  supported  by  the  Russian  Science  Foundation,  Project  No. 23-46-10002.

For citation: Levchenko MV, Karlikova GG, Petryakova GK, Lashneva IA. Milk compositional traits and their association with biochemical and hematological biomarkers in Red Gorbatov cows. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025;108(4):184-201. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-108-4-184

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Information about the authors:

Maria V Levchenko, Cand. Sci. (Biology), Researcher at the Department of Population Genetics and Genetic Foundations of Animal Breeding, Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member LK Ernst, 60 Dubrovitsy village, Podolsk City district, Moscow region, 142132, tel.: +7 (496) 765-11-63.

Galina G Karlikova, Dr Sci. (Agriculture), Senior Researcher at the Department of Population Genetics and Genetic Foundations of Animal Breeding, Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member LK Ernst, 60 Dubrovitsy village, Podolsk City district, Moscow region, 142132, tel.: +7 (496) 765-11-63.

Galina K Petryakova, Programmer at the Department of Population Genetics and Genetic Foundations of Animal Breeding, Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member LK Ernst, 60 Dubrovitsy village, Podolsk City district, Moscow region, 142132, tel.: +7 (496) 765-11-63.

Irina A Lashneva, Cand. Sci. (Biology), Leading Specialist at the Department of Population Genetics and Genetic Foundations of Animal Breeding, Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member LK Ernst, 60 Dubrovitsy village, Podolsk City district, Moscow region, 142132, tel.: +7 (496) 765-11-63.

The article was submitted 20.10.2025; approved after reviewing 06.11.2025; accepted for publication 15.12.2025.

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