Table 4. Effects of BCS at calving on milk production and composition on early-lactation of Nili Ravi buffaloes
Item1) | BCS group | SEM | p-value |
Low | Medium | High | BCS group | Week | Week × BCS group |
Milk (kg/d) | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 0.56 | 0.7158 | <.0001 | 0.7305 |
3.5% FCM (kg/d) | 12.5 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 0.96 | 0.0753 | <.0001 | 0.2484 |
Milk components (%) |
Fat | 5.7a | 6.3b | 6.2b | 0.31 | 0.0496 | <.0001 | 0.2992 |
Protein | 3.66 | 3.62 | 3.7 | 0.07 | 0.2046 | 0.0671 | 0.5955 |
Lactose | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.08 | 0.4315 | 0.0418 | 0.0625 |
Milk components (g/d) |
Fat | 505 | 608 | 593 | 43.0 | 0.0653 | <.0001 | 0.1911 |
Protein | 354 | 337 | 351 | 18.7 | 0.4329 | <.0001 | 0.7573 |
Lactose | 346 | 329 | 336 | 18.41 | 0.4589 | <.0001 | 0.2362 |
FPR | 1.76 | 1.86 | 1.69 | 0.09 | 0.0515 | <.0001 | 0.1736 |
Feed efficiency | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 0.12 | 0.8977 | 0.7948 | 0.2841 |
All the variables listed were adjusted for first day milk production as a covariate.
Means within a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
BCS, body condition score; FCM, fat corrected milk; FPR, fat to protein ratio.