Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Production of Dairy Cows as Affected by Frequency and Regularity of Milking and Feeding
Cows milked twice a day and three times a day for long periods, 217 to 365 days, gave nearly 20 per cent more milk and nearly 21 per cent more butterfat when milked three times a day.
The decline in milk yield in the long periods was much greater when the cows were milked twice a day than when they were milked three times a day.
The production Of milk by a cow milked once a day declined times as fast as when she was milked twice a day.
Cows milked four times and three times a day, in alternate periods of 30 days, following 10 day transitional periods, gave 7 per cent more milk and 6 per cent more butterfat when milked four times a day.
The explanation Offered for the greater yield following the more frequent milking is that relief from the pressure of milk within the udder allows secretion to proceed more freely.
Changing milkers resulted in an almost negligible decrease in milk production.
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