Prepartum milking for 10 days prior to parturition has been found by several investigators In addition, the proportion of various proteins, albumin, casein and globulin are altered markedly. The carotene content of colostrum from cows milked prepartum has been found (6) to rise on the day of parturition. No data were found in the literature as to the effect of prepartum milking on the vitamin A content of colostrum.
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