Factors Affecting Chloride Content and Relationship of Chloride, Protein, and Solids-Not-Fat in Guernsey Milk

Abstract
Analyses of 725 milk samples from 133 Guernsey cows over a period of 18 months showed an increase in chloride content as lactation and age advanced. The protein and solids-not-fat content also increased as lactation progressed. Seasonal trends were more evident in total protein and solids-not-fat percentage than in chloride content. Total protein was relatively more important than chloride content as a possibility to use for improving accuracy of lactometric determination for solids-not-fat.
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