Zbog obilnosti i važnosti poslova koji prate proces mužnje, muzna svojstva su postala važna odlika mliječnih krava. Današnja suvremena muzna oprema omogućuje praćenje cjelokupnog procesa mužnje i uvid u svaki njezin dio. Proučavanjem protoka mlijeka i standardizacijom vimena krava, te korištenjem novije mjerne tehnike moglo bi se doći do većeg broja krava prilagođenih strojnoj mužnji, a ujedno i do krava s manjim brojem oboljenja vimena.
Rezultati provedenih istraživanja na simentalskim kravama pokazali su dobar kemijsko-fizakalni sastav mlijeka (4,24 % masti, 3,68 % bjelančevina i 9,22 % bezmasne suhe tvari). Količina mlijeka po mužnji iznosila je 8,03 kg, pri prosječnom protoku mlijeka od 1,86 kg/min i vremenu trajanja mužnje od 4,27 min. Iako je prosječni broj somatski stanica u mlijeku bio relativno mali (246.000/ml), čak 22,7 % krava imalo je u uzorcima mlijeka više od 400.000 somatskih stanica/ml. Od ovog dijela, 90 % životinja imalo je kratku plato fazu mužnje ( 3 min). Uvođenjem suvremene mjerne opreme i novih selekcijskih ciljeva u uzgojni program goveda detaljnije bi se proučila muzna svojstva, njihova gospo-darska važnost, kao i povezanost sa zdravljem vimena.Milking performances have become a very important characteristic of milk-cows. Today’s modern milking equipment enables following the entire milking process and the insight into each part of it. By studying the milk flow and standardizing the milk udder, as well as by using the new measuring techniques could be adjusted to machine milking and larger number of cows consequently fewer udder problems.
The conducted research results on Simmental cows showed a good chemical and physical milk composition (4.24 % fat, 3.68 % proteins and 9.22 % non-fat dry substance). The milk quantity per milking was 8.03 kg, per average milk flow of 1.86 kg/min and the milking duration of 4.27 minutes. Although the average somatic cell count in milk was rather low (246.000/ml) even 22.7 % of cows had in milk samples more than 400.000 somatic cells/ml. From that, 90 % of animals had a short peak phase ( 2min) and a long descending phase ( 3 min). Introducing modern milking equipment and new selective aims into the cattle breeding program, milking characteristics, their economic significance and correlation to the health of the udder would be studied in more detail
