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Describe nine factors that influence milk production in a dairy herd.

Describe nine factors that influence milk production in a dairy herd.

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Jim

1)Age-young animals produce with high butter fat content than older animals.
2)Pregnant, emaciated animals have lower butter fat content than normal animals.
3)Early and late stage of lactation has lower butter fat content while middle phase has higher butter fat content.
4)Last drawn milk from udder has more butter fat.
5)Different breeds of animal produce milk with different percentage composition
6)Season of the year-Fat percentage increases during cold season of the year but decreases during dry season.
7)Animals fed roughages produce milk with high fats, protein and lactase than those fed on grains.
8)Diseases such as mastitis reduces lactose composition in milk.
9)Certain drugs are known to lower milk composition if animal is under treatment.
jim items answered the question on September 24, 2018 at 16:23

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