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81. Variations in the Solids-not-fat Content of Milk. III. The Lactation Yield and Factors Affecting it

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

S. Bartlett
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading.

Extract

1. The influence of the age of cows on the milk yield and on the milk solids is traced. The milk yield reaches a maximum at about the sixth lactation and then declines. The concentration of fat and solids-not-fat shows a gradual decline from the first lactation onwards.

2. During lactations in which the yield is below the normal productivity of a cow, the quality of the milk also tends to be subnormal.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1934

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