Effect of stage and number of lactation on the yield and composition of cow's milk
- 1 February 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Dairy Research
- Vol. 32 (1), 45-55
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022029900018367
Abstract
The effects of stage of lactation and of age on milk and composition yield of cows kept under controlled conditions of feeding and management were investigated. Two groups each of 3 Friesian heifers were used: one group (A) was given a daily diet of 18 lb hay and concentrates at the rate of 3·8 lb/10 lb of milk and kept on experiment throughout the first 3 lactations; a second group (B) was given the same amount of hay and a constant daily amount of concentrates of 10·7 lb and was kept on experiment throughout the 1st lactation only.The total yields of milk and peak yields for the 1st lactation were similar in both groups. In all the cows, fat content was high early and late in lactation and varied little throughout the mid-lactation period. With cows of group A, the content of solids-not-fat declined until about the 5th week of lactation and then remained steady until a marked rise occurred late in lactation. With cows of group B, however, the content of solids-not-fat was at a minimum between the 5th and 10th weeks of lactation and then increased progressively until late lactation when a more marked rise occurred. Lactose content increased rapidly in the first few days of lactation and then remained constant for several months, eventually declining late in lactation. Characteristic changes were also observed in the contents of total protein, and of the various protein fractions, and of the major minerals of milk.The concentrations of all major constituents in milk secreted from the 2nd–5th months of lactation tended to decrease from lactation to lactation.The results are discussed in relation to the development of knowledge of the changes in milk composition throughout lactation.Keywords
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