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The effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone on the yield, composition and butterfat properties of cow's milk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

I. L. Campbell ,
A. W. F. Davey ,
F. H. McDowall ,
G. F. Wilson  and
R. E. Munford
I. L. Campbell
Affiliation:
Massey University College and The Dairy Research Institute (N.Z.), Palmerston North, New Zealand
A. W. F. Davey
Affiliation:
Massey University College and The Dairy Research Institute (N.Z.), Palmerston North, New Zealand
F. H. McDowall
Affiliation:
Massey University College and The Dairy Research Institute (N.Z.), Palmerston North, New Zealand
G. F. Wilson
Affiliation:
Massey University College and The Dairy Research Institute (N.Z.), Palmerston North, New Zealand
R. E. Munford
Affiliation:
Massey University College and The Dairy Research Institute (N.Z.), Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Summary

A single injection of 100 i.u. ACTH given to milking cows had no statistically significant effect on the yield or composition of the milk. A long-acting preparation of ACTH, when given to cows in single doses of 200 and 400 i.u., depressed milk yield and raised the butterfat content of the milk. There was no significant change in the SNF content of the milk but the SNF content of the milk serum was increased. Three injections of 300 i.u. of long-acting ACTH given at 24-h intervals reduced yields of milk, fat and SNF and increased the fat and SNF contents of the milk.

Small but generally consistent changes occurred in the butterfat characteristics of the milk of all groups treated with ACTH. There was a decrease in the iodine number and refractive index and a rise in the softening point of the fat in all the experiments. The Reichert value of the butterfat was lowered by single or multiple injections of the long-acting preparation. The carotene content of the butterfat was lowered by injections of the long-acting ACTH preparation but the vitamin A content was unaffected.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , February 1964 , pp. 71 - 79
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1964

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