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. 2019 Sep 18;9(9):698. doi: 10.3390/ani9090698

Table 5.

Effect of feeding regime on milk composition traits and coagulation properties.

Parameter Measure Unit DWB0 DWB10 DWB20 SEM 1 p Value
Milk kg/day 25.6 25.7 25.5 1.96 0.981
Lactose % 4.90 4.98 4.92 0.08 0.578
Fat % 4.10 4.05 4.01 0.21 0.868
Protein % 3.51 3.50 3.60 0.10 0.083
Casein % 2.72 2.71 2.77 0.07 0.084
Whey protein % 0.72 0.70 0.72 0.006 0.565
NPN 2 % 0.032 0.032 0.033 0.0002 0.461
Urea mg/dL 22.9 21.5 22.3 1.29 0.130
Somatic cells log10 n/mL 5.22 5.22 5.44 0.40 0.378
pH 6.67 6.69 6.72 0.03 0.198
Titratable acidity °SH/50 4.00 3.93 3.82 0.09 0.461
3 r min 17.8 18.7 19.6 1.21 0.124
4 k20 min 3.6 3.3 3.4 0.65 0.765
5 a30 mm 31.9 36.6 35.3 2.11 0.132
6 a2r mm 32.3 b 37.0 a 42.9 a 2.59 0.012

1 SEM = standard error of mean, 2 NPN = non-protein nitrogen, 3 r = Coagulation time, 4 k20 = Curd firming time, 5 a30 = Curd firmness, 6 a2r = Curd firming after twice r. a,b: p ≤ 0.05.