Journal
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
Volume 88, Issue 10, Pages 3519-3529Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73037-X
Keywords
automatic milking; dairy cow; fat globule; lipolysis
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Thirty-eight Italian Friesian first-lactation cows were allocated to 2 groups to evaluate the effect of 1) an automatic milking system (AMS) vs. milking in a milking parlor ( MP) on milk fat characteristics; and 2) milking interval (<= 480, 481 to 600, 601 to 720, and > 720 min) on the same variables. Milk fat was analyzed for content (% vol/vol), natural creaming (% of fat), and free fatty acids (FFA, mEq/100 g of fat). Distribution of milk fat globule size was evaluated to calculate average fat globule diameter (d(1)), volume-surface average diameter (d(32)), specific globule surface area, and mean interglobular distance. Milk yield was recorded to calculate hourly milk and milk fat yield. Milking system had no effect on milk yield, milk fat content, and hourly milk fat yield. Milk from AMS had less natural creaming and more FFA content than milk from MP. Fat globule size, globular surface area, and interglobular distance were not affected by milking system per se. Afternoon MP milkings had more fat content and hourly milk fat yield than AMS milkings when milking interval was > 480 min. Milk fat FFA content was greater in AMS milkings when milking interval was <= 480 min than in milkings from MP and from AMS when milking interval was > 600 min. Milking interval did not affect fat globule size, expressed as d32. Results from this experiment indicate a limited effect of AMS per se on milk fat quality; a more important factor seems to be the increase in milking frequency, generally associated with AMS.
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