Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVII, Issue 2
Written by Madalina Ioana MOLDOVAN, Adrian BOTA, Remus Ioan CHIOREAN, Gheorghe Emil MARGINEAN, Danut Nicolae ENEA, Livia VIDU
Currently, approximately 20.000 buffaloes are raised in Romania. The present study was carried out to observe the effect of lactation stage on the components of raw milk obtained from buffaloes of the Romanian Bubaline breed. 120 milk samples were collected during the morning and evening milking, during the grazing period, from 60 buffaloes in different stages and ranks of lactation. From the collected samples, the content of fat, protein, lactose, fat-free dry matter (NFD), and total dry matter (TU) were determined. The individual analysis of milk samples from buffaloes revealed significant differences in terms of the variation of these parameters, the research carried out revealed differences determined by the stage of lactation in the same reference season. Therefore, the results of the present research indicated that the stage of lactation, during the grazing season, significantly influences the chemical parameters of milk, regardless of the lactation rank.
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