Table 2 Effect of treatments on milk composition and on the diurnal (day vs. night) variations in milk composition.

Lactose Concentration (%)

5.10^a

0.11

5.05^b

0.10

5.04^b

0.13

5.10^a

0.09

5.05^b

0.11

5.05^b

0.12

5.09^a

0.11

5.04^b

0.09

5.04^b

0.12

Lactose Yield

91.8^1a

5.5

81.3^1b

5.4

70.6^1c

5.6

73.8^2a

4.9

70.6^2a

5.3

35.1^2b

5.9

0.80^a

0.09

0.87^b

0.10

0.46^c

0.08

7.9^a

1.5

18.1^b

3.8

55.0^c

5.5

Fat concentration (%)

3.17^a

0.08

3.25^b

0.05

3.31^c

0.09

3.13^a

0.07

3.05^b

0.06

3.13^c

0.07

3.19^a

0.05

3.35^b

0.05

3.40^c

0.09

Fat yield

56.3^1a

3.8

49.1^b

3.5

43.8^1c

3.6

46.3^2a

3.7

48.6^b

3.7

22.1^2c

5.1

0.82^a

0.07

0.99^b

0.15

0.50^c

0.12

7.8^a

1.4

15.9^b

1.1

49.5^c

1.2

Protein Concentration (%)

3.21^a

0.07

3.31^b

0.08

3.42^c

0.07

3.19^a

0.08

3.17^a

0.09

3.21^b

0.07

3.22^a

0.06

3.38^b

0.07

3.53^c

0.08

Protein Yield

57.4^1a

3.9

51.0^1b

3.1

44.9^1c

4.5

46.7^2a

4.1

47.3^2b

3.5

22.9^2c

4.7

0.81^a

0.08

0.93^b

0.15

51.0^c

1.0

7.9^a

1.5

15.8^b

1.2

49.4^c

1.8