ABSTRACT

The milk constituents of thirty lactating White Fulani cc vs of which five were raised Semi-intensive, sixteen intensively and nine extensively, vere evaluated arid compared. Milk samples (I 00in1) wen coil cted l'oni each animal within one week and analyzed lbr total solids (TS), cru& prc em ( CP), butterfat (BF), solid-not-fat (SN F), total ash, 1,H and gross energy (GE). The n an ontents of extensive, semi-intensive and intensive milk sailll)1 c5 12.36% 0 S, 1 150% I 0.24. 1 5000 o 035 3.53% 0.06, 3.70% ft0 3.76% ± 0.04 CP 4 11% ± 0.13, 5.16% ± 0.32, 5.93% 0.14 LW; 7.95% 0.07, 9.3l 0.13, 9.07% F 0 )9 SNF; 0.80% ± 0.008, 0.77% ± 0.01, 0.74% ± 0.005 Ash; l.6 \IJ'kg ± 0.05, l.91MJ Kg 0.12, 2.23MJ/Kg + 0.05 GE; 87.63% ± 0.08, 85 50% ± 0.2 8.99% 0. 10 Moist ire; .52 ± 0.04, 6.55 ± 0. 10, 6.5. ± 0.03 H respective y. The dao generated were subjected to analysis of vari iicc The results showed that mai IgcI))CiII system had significant effect on cow nii 1k . onsi ituents (NO.05). It indicated sign licant difference on cow milk f'or total solids, crude protdin, total ash, moist ire and enei y while there were no sgnificant difference (P>0.05) for H values among the management systems. SNF fir intensive and semi intensive systems were similar (P ).05) but diflercd signi ticat Ily (P<0.05) From that of the extensive system. 1at arid Energy showed a positive relal onship ihile total solids and moisture showed negative relationship. Intensive system c )W milk vas higher in 15.00% ± 0.35), CP (3.76% ± 0.04), I3F (5.93% ±0. 14), (E (:23 -01 M.J/Kg) but lowest in total ash (0.74% ± 0.005) and moisture (84.99% ± C 10) contents In conclusion, aithoigh not all the parameters showed significant differeice .tmcilg ti management, syste us, intensive system cow milk was significantly better (P 0.(. 5) th n the other