ALSO READ: Dairy farmers in Nandi earn Sh 800 million in milk deliveriesRight diagnosisAccording to them the cow had “hidden” the milk. The clock ticked five o’clock and Namtsama started preparing to milk the cow. From what I saw, I could tell immediately why the animal was ‘hiding’ the milk. Trouble startedTo her surprise, the cow yielded seven litres up from just two litres; now I knew this had set the stage for my explanation on why the cow was hiding the milk. For this to happen, two hormones are key – one promotes release of milk oxytocin (milk let down hormone) while the other adrenaline (the fight or flight hormone) hinders the process of milk let down.

Source: Standard Digital February 11, 2017 11:46 UTC