42 MANUAL OF MILK PRODUCTS 



INFLUENCE OF BREED UPON WATER-CONTENT OF MILK 



The influence of lactation. 



The variation of water in milk, as affected by advance of the 

 lactation period, is illustrated by the following figures, which 

 cover a period of ten months from the time of calving : 



There is noticeable a general tendency for the amount of 

 water in milk to increase for the first three months of lactation, 

 after which there is a continuous decrease to the end of the 

 lactation period. 



