Table 6 Lactation performance of ewes a milked at 12 or 16 hour intervals from day 90 to 180 of lactation
From: Dairy sheep production research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA – a review
Milking interval | ||
|---|---|---|
Trait | 12 hour | 16 hour |
Total number of milkings | 180 | 135 |
6 a.m. milk yield, kg | 0.65 ± 0.03c | 0.83 ± 0.03b |
Average 24-hour milk yield, kg | 1.34 ± 0.06 | 1.35 ± 0.06 |
Total milk yield, kg | 119.1 ± 5.3 | 118.0 ± 5.3 |
Total parlor time for 24 ewes, h | 38.1 | 27.9 |