Rural Edition

• Whole cow milk = 3.5 %

butterfat

• Whole pig milk = 8.5%

butterfat.

• Increase butterfat content =

decreased total daily milk

production.

Milk produced

per kg of body weight

COW=30L per day/600kg

= 0.05L/kg

600 kg

SOW= 6L per day/100kg

= 0.06L/kg!

*note: weights and milk yields used are average values, differ from animal to animal

100kg

Pig Milk

6%

8%

4%82%

Protein

Fat

Lactose

Water

Cow Milk (whole)

3%3%

5%

89%

Human Milk (whole)

1%

7%

4%

88%

Pig Milk (whole)

Cow Milk (whole) Human Milk (whole)

In addition to cows, the following animals provide milk

used by humans for dairy products:

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All of these animals are ruminants except for horses…