Original Research Article Study the best performance of cow milking time and analyze the different chemical quality parameters

Abstract

A study was conducted to analyze the chemical qualities of raw cow milk at a mini dairy farm in Chitrakoot-Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The objective was to determine the compositional quality of cow's milk focusing on fat, protein, lactose, ash, water, specific gravity (sp. gr.), solid not fat (SNF), and total solids (T.S.) under the full-hand diagonal method of milking. Statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance (F-test), a widely accepted method for assessing differences among groups. The protein content was determined using the Kjeldahl method for nitrogen determination, as nitrogen is a characteristic element of protein. The findings revealed that the morning milk (M1) exhibited the highest levels of protein (%), specific gravity (cc), fat (%), lactose (%), total solids (%), and solid not fat (SNF) (%). In contrast, it had the lowest levels of ash (%) and water (%). The evening milk (M3) and noon milk (M2) followed in terms of quality, but their values were generally lower compared to the morning milk.