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Explain factors that influence the quality of milk

      

Explain factors that influence the quality of milk

  

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john
- Age of the animal
- Butter fat content decreases with increase in age.
- Jersey has the highest butter fat content while Friesian has the lowest
- Animals that have been on more roughage produce milk with high lactose, minerals fat and protein content
- An emaciated animal will have less mineral and butter fat content
- Milk has a higher butter fat content in the morning that in the evening because during the night the cow is resting
- Mastitis attack reduces lactose content in milk
- Butter fat content decreases during the cold season due to fat being used in formation of adipose tissue
- At the initial stage of lactation, milk nutrient content is low because nutrient reserves are utilized by the mother and the
developing foetus during pregnancy.
john3 answered the question on December 8, 2017 at 12:32


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