Milk true protein: farm glossary
Milk true protein is milk protein expressed with non-protein nitrogen excluded from the reported protein quantity. Milk lab reports usually express it as a percentage and label whether the figure is true protein or total (crude) protein. Recording the sample date and the cow, group, or bulk tank ties the test result to the matching production record.
A farm example
A cow producing 30 kg of milk per day with 3.2% true protein on the lab report yields 0.96 kg of true protein per day (30 × 0.032), excluding non-protein nitrogen such as milk urea.
Everyday use
HerdMobile breed profiles show milk true-protein reference values and their sources. The named study population identifies the animals behind each reference.
How HerdMobile helps
Bring your animals, feed stocks and farm accounts together on your Android phone. HerdMobile keeps your daily work moving offline: record events, compare feed quantities and follow sales and payments in one place. Use your own feeds and herd information to prepare a ration, then keep a backup file under your control.
