Composition of Cows’ Milk. I. Environmental and Managerial Influences

Influence of Body Condition Score on Yield and Composition of Milk in Crossbred Dairy Cows

The study was carried out for a period of 150 days on 120 Holstein Friesian crossbred dairy cows between mid to late lactation to quantify the influence of body condition score (BCS) on yield and composition of milk. Total 12 dairy farms having same housing systems and holding at least 20 crossbred dairy cows per farm between mid to late lactation were selected for this study purposes. BCS of i...

Effects of substituting sorghum grain for barley on milk yield and composition of dairy cows

Comparative effects of feeding millet versus barley on yield and composition of milk in holstein cows

Factors Affecting Milk Composition of Lactating Cows - FSA4014

Nutrition or dietary influences readily alter fat concentration and milk protein concentration. Fat concentration is the most sensitive to dietary changes and can vary over a range of nearly 3.0 percentage units. Dietary manipulation results in milk protein concentration changing approximately 0.60 percentage units. The concentrations of lactose and minerals, the other solids constituents of mi...

Milk production, milk composition, and reproductive function of dairy cows fed different fats1

1Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, PO Box 90, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z3; 2Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Wales SY23 3EB, UK; 3Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AL, Wales, UK; and 4L’Alliance Boviteq Inc...