Effects of Milk Yield and Birth Season on Some Milk Components of Syrian Buffaloes

Anass Ahmed Al-Muhaimid(1), Kamel Fattal(2)*, Yahiya Al-Jubaili (1), and  Mahmud Marwan Alsbbia(1)

  • Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
  • General Commission of Scientific Agricultural Research, Aleppo,Syria.

(*Corresponding author:  Dr. Kamel Fattal. E-Mail: kamel1960@gmail.com)

Received: 3/05/2020                                  Accepted: 5/07/2020

Abstract

This study was conducted at Shatha Research Station, north of Sahel Al-Ghab, Affiliated to Hama Governorate, Syria, on/77/acting buffaloes, during the year2018/2019.The data were subjected to the General Linear Model, and a variance Analysis was used to study the effect of both the birth season and the level of milk production in some of its components, using SPSS24. The average percentage of fat, protein, lactose, solids-not-fat (SNF), density and ash were 7.13,3.40,4.61,8.68,27.01and 0.76%, respectively. The results showed that there was a highly signify cant effect of birth season on the percentage of fat, protein and lactose, while the Percentage of total solids, density and ash was not affected. The relationship was Negative and highly significant between the percentage of fat and the level of milk production. The percentage of protein and (SNF) was significantly affected in the amount of milk produced, while the percentage of lactose, density and ash were not affected by the amount of milk produced. It was noted that the protein and lactose content matched the level of milk produced unlike fat and (SNF). The correlation between birth season and milk lipid content was positive and highly significant, negative and significant with protein percentage, negative and unimportant with lactose percentage, positive and non-significant with both solid, density and ash solids. We recommend that it is necessary to: Calculate the educational value of males and arrange them according to preference with regard to the production of milk quantity, and calculate the educational value of males and arrange them according to preference with regard to milk components.

Key words: buffalo, birth season, milk compounds, fat, protein.

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