Influence of Season on Milk Composition of Jersey X Red Sindhi Crossbred Cows Under Farm Condition

Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the influence of season on milk composition of Jersey X Red Sindhi crossbred cows maintained at Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam. A total of 720 milk samples were collected at weekly interval from December 2015 to May 2016. The entire study period was divided into two seasons namely, winter (December-February) and summer (March-May). The milk composition viz., fat, solid not fat, total solid, protein and lactose content of milk were analyzed. All parameters of milk except lactose, showed highly significant (p<0.01) difference between seasons.
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TNV_IVJ_Jan2018_V95_I01_85-86
Keywords
Veterinary Science
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