INFLUENCE OF SUCKLING AND/OR MILKING METHOD ON YIELD AND MILK COMPOSITION IN
DAIRY ANIMALS

INFLUENCE OF SUCKLING AND/OR MILKING METHOD ON YIELD AND MILK COMPOSITION IN
DAIRY ANIMALS

N. ASSAN

Achieving the maximum marketable milk yield with a high fat
and protein content is desirable to producers to increase farm
profitability. The present discussion points to the fact that rearing
systems and milking method used affect either milk yield or milk
composition during the entire lactation. Increased milk production
elicited by suckling is probably due to the additional stimulus of the
mammary gland, and is associated with improved mammary
development through regulation of secretion of hormone during
this period with markedly increase in milk. Dairy farmers can take
advantage of suckling stimulus as a management tool combined with
stipulated frequency of machine milking to increase milk production.
Restricted suckling may increase total milk production without
reducing milk available for human consumption or sale. The present
discussion explores the consequences of different milking methods
and/or suckling in dairy production enterprises for improving yield
and milk composition in dairy animals

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Scientific Journal of Zoology

2015