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The influence of the age of the cow on the yield and quality of the milk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Margaret K. White  and
T. J. Drakeley
Margaret K. White
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Rubber Technology, Northern Polytechnic, Holloway, London, N 7.: The British Dairy Farmers' Association, London.
T. J. Drakeley
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Rubber Technology, Northern Polytechnic, Holloway, London, N 7.: The British Dairy Farmers' Association, London.
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In a former communication (1) a study has been made of the influence of the stage of lactation on the yield and quality of the milk, and in the following paper a similar investigation has been made of the influence of the age of the cow on the same factors.

Mackintosh (2) finds a gradual increase in yield up to the 4th or 5th lactation period, and a decrease after the 7th or 8th; thus a heifer calving at 2¾ to 3 years gives 60–70 per cent. of the amount it will produce as a mature cow; after the second calf it gives 80 per cent. and after the third 90 per cent. Tocher's results (3) show an increase from 85 per cent, of the maximum yield at 3 years to a maximum at 7½ years, and a subsequent fall to 90 per cent. at 12 years of age.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1927 , pp. 420 - 427
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1927

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(1)Drakeley, T. J. and White, M. K. (1927). The influence of the stage of lactation and the breed of the cow on the yield and quantity of the milk. Journ. Agric. Sci. 17, 118.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
(2)Mackintosh, J. (1925). Trans. Highland and Agric. Soc. Scotland, 37, 126.Google Scholar
(3)Tocher, J. F. (1926) Variations in the composition of milk. H.M. Stationary Office.CrossRefGoogle Scholar