Effect of Different Seasons on Cross-Bred Cow Milk Composition and Paneer Yield in Sub-Himalayan Region

R B Sharma,Manish Kumar,V Pathak

doi:10.5713/ajas.2002.528

Abstract

The study was designed to evaluate the seasonal influences on cross-bred cow milk composition and paneer yield in Dhauladhar mountain range of sub-himalayan region. Fifty samples from each season were collected from a herd of Jersey×Red Sindhi ×Local cross-bred cows during summer (April-June), rainy (July-September) and winter (November-February) and analyzed for fat, total solids (TS) and solids not fat (SNF). Paneer was prepared by curdling milk at 85±2°C with 2.5 per cent citric acid solution. Overall mean for fat, TS and SNF content of milk and paneer yield were 4.528, 13.310, 8.754 and 15.218 per cent respectively. SNF and TS content varied among seasons being highest in winter (8.983% and 13.639%) followed by summer (8.835% and 13.403%) and lowest in rainy season (8.444% and 12.888%). Paneer yield was lowest (14.792%) in rainy season and highest (15.501%) in winter season. (Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 2002. Vol 15, No. 4 : 528-530)

Highlights

MATERIAL AND METHODSPaneer is an acid-cum-heat coagulated milk product The herd milk samples were collected within 1-2 h of prepared by using soft organic acids like citric, tartaric, milking of cross-bred (Jersey×Red Sindhi×Local) cows lactic acid etc. at high temperatures
Milk constituents The ANOVA for milk constituents and paneer yield along with the mean values in different seasons have been presented in table 1 and 2
Overall mean fat (4.5%), total solids (TS) (13.31%) and solids not fat (SNF) (8.75%) content of cross-bred cows were almost similar to the standard values prescribed by the ISI standards for cow milk (ISI, 1958)

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Introduction

MATERIAL AND METHODSPaneer is an acid-cum-heat coagulated milk product The herd milk samples were collected within 1-2 h of prepared by using soft organic acids like citric, tartaric, milking of cross-bred (Jersey×Red Sindhi×Local) cows lactic acid etc. at high temperatures. ABSTRACT : The study was designed to evaluate the seasonal influences on cross-bred cow milk composition and paneer yield in Dhauladhar mountain range of sub-himalayan region. Fifty samples from each season were collected from a herd of Jersey×Red Sindhi ×Local cross-bred cows during summer (April-June), rainy (July-September) and winter (November-February) and analyzed for fat, total solids (TS) and solids not fat (SNF).

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