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1 Dairying Research Corporation Ltd., Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand
2 New Zealand Dairy Research Institute, Private Bag 11 029, Palmerston North, New Zealand
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of contrasting nutritional regimens on milk composition from cows of different protein phenotypes. Twenty sets of seasonally calving identical twin cows that constituted five different protein phenotypes (four sets of twins per phenotype) were subjected to two nutritional treatments in crossover experiments during spring (early lactation) and summer (mid to late lactation). The phenotypes studied allowed a comparison of the AA, AB, and BB variants of both ß-lactoglobulin (ß-LG) and 
casein. Nutritional treatments were 1) ad libitum grazing (i.e., cows were allocated a pasture allowance of approximately 40 kg of dry matter/d per cow) plus 5 kg of a concentrate based on barley and 2) restricted grazing (pasture allowance of 20 kg of dry matter/d per cow). Milk samples were collected from each cow near the end of each 14-d treatment period and were analyzed for a detailed range of individual protein and fat constituents. Diet had significant effects on the concentrations of all milk components measured. Protein phenotype affected some protein components but not fat components. Interactions between the effects of ß-LG phenotype and diet were noted for the concentrations of some milk components. Diet and protein phenotype have important effects on the manufacturing potential of milk produced under the dairying systems of New Zealand, which rely heavily on grazing. The effects of nutrition on milk composition may depend on the ß-LG phenotype.
Key Words: milk composition • protein • phenotype • nutrition
Submitted on April 9, 1998
Accepted on September 10, 1998
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