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White vs creamish: The politics of colour of cow milk

Workers at All fresh-CFL a modern milk processing plant in Nyambari, Kiambu County. [Fidelia Kabunyi, Standard]

Dear Dr Othieno

I have a dairy cow that is five months in-calf. The cow is being milked but off late, its producing yellowish milk that appears like colostrum. Is this normal at this stage of lactation? What factors determine the quantity and quality of milk from a cow. The cow is a jersey/fresian cross in its first lactation.

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