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Assessing the effect of pregnancy stage on milk composition of dairy cows using mid-infrared spectra.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 2017
Lainé A, Bastin C, Grelet C, Hammami H, Colinet F G, Dale L M, Gillon A, Vandenplas J, Dehareng F, Gengler N
Abstract excerpt
Changes in milk production traits (i.e., milk yield, fat, and protein contents) with the pregnancy stage are well documented. To our knowledge, the effect of pregnancy on the detailed milk composition has not been studied so far. The mid-infrared (MIR) spectrum reflects the detailed composition of a milk sample and is obtained by a nonexhaustive and widely used method for milk analysis. Therefore, this study...
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