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Table 1 Milk composition of different sources of milk

From: Effects of feeding untreated, pasteurized and acidified waste milk and bunk tank milk on the performance, serum metabolic profiles, immunity, and intestinal development in Holstein calves

Items

Treatmentsc

BTM

UWM

PWM

AWM

Milk protein, %

3.26 ± 0.04

3.54 ± 0.08

3.62 ± 0.05

3.35 ± 0.16

Milk fat, %

4.22 ± 0.24b

6.30 ± 0.44a

4.50 ± 0.07b

4.33 ± 0.10b

SNFd

13.0 ± 0.04b

15.1 ± 0.08a

13.3 ± 0.05b

13.4 ± 0.20b

pH

6.71 ± 0.02a

6.63 ± 0.05a

6.58 ± 0.02a

4.65 ± 0.06b

Acidity

12.7 ± 0.18b

14.3 ± 0.65b

15.4 ± 0.33b

72.9 ± 1.96a

TVCd, × 103

91.0 ± 51.4ab

87.8 ± 49.6ab

0.18 ± 0.15b

520 ± 300a

  1. a,bMeans within a row not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. c BTM bunk tank milk group, UWM untreated waste milk group, PWM pasteurized waste milk group, AWM acidified waste milk group
  3. d SNF solid non-fat, TVC total viable count