DOI: 10.36347/sjavs.2014.v01i04.002

Pages: 156-158

The present study was undertaken to determine the Effect of order of milking on milk yield and composition of milk on milk yield, fat, protein, lactose, acidity and sp. gr., for compositional quality of raw milk as influenced by order of milking of healthy twelve cross-bred cows under full hand diagonal method of milking at SHIATS dairy farm, Allahabad. The statistical analysis showed order of milking have significant effect on milk yield of cows but no significant effect on compositional quality of milk at 5 % level of significance. The best order of milking recommended for obtaining higher milk yield from cows was to start milking of hind left and hind right quarters of udder of cow.