Authors : V.B. Dongre, R.S. Gandhi, Avtar Singh and Atul Gupta
Abstract: Milk production during the entire lactation is a continuous physiological function which describes the rate of milk secretion with advancement in lactation. The biometrical properties of lactation are different in different genetic groups, even if the environmental and managerial factors are constant. There are various non-genetic factors which affects the shape of lactation curve. It can be observed that, despite of different quantitative levels of milk production and the trend of milk production over time shows the same tendency with an initial growing phase up to a maximum, followed by a more or less slow decline.
V.B. Dongre, R.S. Gandhi, Avtar Singh and Atul Gupta, 2016. Lactation Curve Models for Predicting Milk Yield and Different Factors Affecting Lactation Curve. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 15: 33-40.