Milk composition of Murrah buffalo cows reared under agro-climatic condition of Assam

Abstract

Milk is very essential for growth and development of human health as well as for neonates. Economically important milk constituents include fat, protein, snf, lactose, ash, water, amino acids, vitamins, lipids, fatty acids and minerals. These milk constituents plays important physiological role in the human as well as in animal body. There is less information on milk composition of Murrah buffalo cows reared under agro-climatic condition of Assam and factors affecting its composition. Eighteen numbers (18) milking buffalo cows of 2nd to 4th lactation were selected for the study from 2021 to 2023. The milk samples were collected in the morning and evening during milking time from each of the milking cows. These samples were analyzed with the help of milk analyser within 1 hour of milk collection. During the first 12 weeks of lactation in murrah buffalo, the average milk yield, fat, protein, snf and lactose were found to be 5.5 kg ±0.08 kg, 5.7±0.07%, 3.70±0.04%, 8.17±0.06% and 4.67±0.02%, respectively.