LFP 221: Livestock Farm Practice (0+1)

INCOMPLETE MILKING

• The practice of incomplete milking in course of drying off cows is not desirable. The degree to which lactation is maintained is called per­sistency of milk.
• Persistency percentage of over 90% is desirable as it results in high lactation yield in comparison to cows with equal peak yield but lower persistency.
• Low lactation persistency owes to the practice of incomplete milking.