What are the causes of poor milk production in cattle?

Answer 1

Quality of the grass, quality of the feed (should be strictly a vegetarian diet of grains), overall health of the cow, overall happiness of the cow (yes, this is important to make the cows happy, this keeps stress hormones out of the milk), ect. Also, Farmers have machines that milk the cows, and these machines also homogenise and pasturise the milk. The milk is separated into the different percent catagories after it is put into the large tank. And the remaining factor is how quickly the milk arrives at the store.

Answer 2

It is primarily due to either genetics or nutritional factors. Low feed quality or poor feed is quite often the primary reason that a cow is not producing adequate milk. But genetics also plays a big role. A cow with poor milking ability will produce less milk than a cow with good milking ability.

Stress is also a concern. If a cow is stressed from heat, cold, pain from an injury or illness/disease, discomfort or fear, she will produce less milk than a cow that is comfortable, relaxed and experiences no pain of any kind.

Answer 3

The cows and farmers do. People want milk, so farmers buy cows. The cows then produce milk, and that is how milk is produced.

Answer 4

The mammary glands of a cow produce milk just as they do in any other mammal.

Answer 5

Oxytocin