Table-1.
Gross composition of goat, cow, and buffalo milk.
| Types of milk | Parameters (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat | SNF | TS | Protein | Lactose | Ash | |
| Goat | 3.84±0.37a
(3.4-4.2) |
8.57±0.18a
(8.37-8.82) |
12.76±0.29a
(12.32-13.02) |
3.42±0.14a
(3.18-3.49) |
4.16±0.31a
(3.78-4.45) |
0.89±0.12a
(0.76-1.06) |
| Cow | 4.88±0.53b
(4.2-5.5) |
8.54±0.17a
(8.37-8.83) |
13.79±0.36b
(13.29-14.20) |
3.49±0.18a
(3.19-3.62) |
4.76±0.35b
(4.45-5.31) |
0.76±0.02a
(0.73-0.79) |
| Buffalo | 8.30±0.37c
(7.9-8.8) |
9.48±0.25b
(9.04-9.68) |
18.45±0.56c
(17.88-19.18) |
4.48±0.29b
(4.11-4.74) |
4.86±0.24b
(4.67-5.27) |
0.81±0.08a
(0.69-0.89) |
| SEM | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| CD | 0.59 | 0.28 | 0.58 | 0.29 | 0.42 | - |
| Test | * | * | * | * | * | NS |
| CV % | 7.51 | 2.31 | 2.79 | 5.60 | 6.60 | 10.14 |
a-c
Values with different letters within a column are significantly different at 5% level of significant (i.e., p<0.05). SEM=Standard error of mean, CD=Critical difference, CV=Coefficient of variance, NS=Not significant, SNF=Solid not fat, TS=Total solids