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DIET AND MILK PROTEIN PRODUCTION
Author(s) -
Thomas P. C.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1976.tb00394.x
Subject(s) - nutrient , digestion (alchemy) , fermentation , lactation , milk protein , food science , milk production , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , zoology , ecology , chromatography , pregnancy , genetics
Problems of milk protein production and the effects of diet on milk secretion are considered. The process of digestion of dietary nutrients, and the hydrolysis of proteins to amino acids are described. Microbial fermentation in the digestive system of the cow and the effects on the mixture of nutrients derived from the food are shown in a table. The utilization of substrates in the udder and the mechanism for protein synthesis are assessed and a summary showing the outlines of mammary metabolism given. The paper discusses feeding under farm conditions in relation to energy nutrition and the importance of promoting milk secretion in early lactation is stressed. ( Editor's summary )