Lactation period (days)   TS   TP   Fat   Lactose   Ash
0-0.5 19.83 ± 2.12a 10.65 ± 1.71a 5.68 ± 0.72a 2.50 ± 0.45e 1.01 ± 0.09a
1 17.55 ± 1.65b 9.26 ± 1.32b 4.76 ± 0.89b 2.59 ± 0.34e 0.94 ± 0.07b
2 15.33 ± 0.96c 7.36 ± 0.53c 4.26 ± 0.86bc 2.83 ± 0.38de 0.88 ± 0.04bc
3 14.63 ± 0.68cd 6.67 ± 0.13cd 3.90 ± 0.64cde 3.22 ± 0.24cd 0.85 ± 0.02cd
4 13.76 ± 0.80de 5.77 ± 0.36de 3.70 ± 0.56cdef 3.49 ± 0.15bc 0.81 ± 0.02def
5 13.18 ± 0.80de 5.18 ± 0.74ef 3.30 ± 0.48def 3.90 ± 0.35ab 0.79 ± 0.02def
6 12.81 ± 0.70e 5.00 ± 0.56ef 3.10 ± 0.46ef 3.94 ± 0.44a 0.77 ± 0.04ef
7 12.22 ± 0.78e 4.48 ± 0.63f 2.94 ± 0.50f 4.04 ± 0.29a 0.75 ± 0.03f
LSD** 1.45 1.11 0.82 0.42 0.60
SD*: Standard deviation; LSD**: The least significant difference.
Means with different superscript within the same column are significantly different.
Table 1: Gross Chemical Composition Content (%) With Means ± Sd* of Bovine Milk (N=5) During The First Week Postpartum