Important facts about milk

• Buffalo milk has higher specific gravity.
• Boiling point in both cow and buffalo milk is 100.5⁰
• Freezing point of milk of cow and buffalo is -0.535 to -0.55 ⁰
• Addition of 1% water to milk will raise the freezing point by 0.006⁰
• Viscosity of milk is 1.5-2 centipoises.
• Temperature above 70⁰F and below 30⁰F cause increase in fat of milk.
• Parathyroid hormone regulates blood level of Ca. and P.
• Adrenals inhibit milk secretions.
• Oxytocin : secreted from posterior pituitary gland.
• 400-500 ml of blood must pass through alveolar cells for producing 1 ml of milk.