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Table 1 Chemical composition of milk in the study area

From: Enteric methane emission factors of smallholder dairy farming systems across intensification gradients in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Milk composition (%)

Urban

Peri-urban

Rural

Fat

3.79 ± 0.09

3.79 ± 0.12

4.49 ± 0.43

Protein

3.05 ± 0.063

3.2 ± 0.034

3.5 ± 0.41

SNF

8.2 ± 0.15

8.2 ± 0.33

8.56 ± 1.56

Density

29.9 ± 0.29

30.5 ± 0.29

31.15 ± 1.65

Lactose

4.36 ± 0.9

4.66 ± 0.1

4.34 ± 1.43