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Chemical composition and coagulating properties of renneted milks from cows during early lactation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Alistair S. Grandison ,
Graeme D. Ford ,
David Millard  and
A. Jane Owen
Alistair S. Grandison
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying (University of Reading), Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
Graeme D. Ford
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying (University of Reading), Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
David Millard
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying (University of Reading), Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
A. Jane Owen
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying (University of Reading), Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
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Summary

The detailed composition, pH, and the properties of rennet clotting, coagulum development and syneresis at pH 6·4 were estimated in milks from 4 Friesian cows during the first 9 weeks of lactation. The concentrations of casein, fat, citrate, Ca, Mg, Pi and Na decreased significantly during early lactation whilst the pH and concentration of lactose increased. Levels of whey protein and K and the casein:fat ratio were unaltered. Considerable variation occurred in the relative proportions of α-, β- and κ-casein. These changes in composition were associated with decreasing coagulum strength and an increased rate of whey drainage although rennet clotting time (RCT) did not follow a significant trend. RCT was positively related to levels of Na and whey protein but negatively correlated with Pi, K and lactose. There were significant positive correlations between coagulum strength and casein, fat, non-protein nitrogen, Pi, Ca, Mg and citrate. The correlation with α-casein was stronger than that with β- or κ-casein. Syneresis time was positively related to fat, Ca and coagulum strength, but negatively related to the concentration of lactose.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , August 1984 , pp. 407 - 416
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1984

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