Chemical composition and production of milk from Mediterranean buffalo cows raised in western of São Paulo State, Brazil

[摘要] - The objective of this study was to evaluate milk yield and some physico-chemical characteristics of milk from Mediterranean buffalo cows raised in western São Paulo. A total of 1438 observations was collected from 152 lactations that occurred from 1985 to 1995, at the Experimental Station of Andradina. The data were analyzed by means of the GLM procedure of SAS. The statistical model for milk production had month and lactation as fixed effects. The model for chemical constituents included milk yield as covariate. All effects were significant. The overall adjusted means were 4.52 kg, 4.13%, 6.59%; 17.01%, 10.47% and 18.98°D for milk production, protein, fat and total solids, solids not fat and titratable acidity, respectively. High nutrient contents were observed, which shows the good quality of the product.

[学科分类] 兽医学

[关键词] buffaloes;milk fat;milk protein;milk solids   IntroduçãoA exploração dos bubalinos para a produção de leite é uma atividade que tem crescido nos últimos anos no Brasil;particularmente nos Estados da região Sudeste