The objective of this work was to determine the multiplicative factors to estimate the milk production (DP) based on the morning (MM) or afternoon (AP) milk yield and their were obtained of 3,632 lactations from 2,143 cows of the Gir breed, daughters of 335 sires, from 1993 to 1996 records. The calving year (Y) lactation length - linear (LL), calving age - linear and quadratic (A) and a factor K (the possible double, triple and quadruple interactions among management level (low-high), class of parity (primiparous-multiparous), calving season (rainy-dry) and nine classes of calving to milk control interval were included in the model to fit these effects on the multiplicative morning (MF) and afternoon factors (AF). Significant effects of Y, I, LL and K on the factors, except effect of LL upon the AF were observed, suggesting the use of factors which simultaneously consider the effects contained in K, besides Y, A and LL, to obtain more precise estimates of milk yield on the day of the milk control. The multiplicative factors of the morning decrease over the lactation, in both seasons, for multiparous and primiparous, and animals raised in herds of high management level. However, AF for multiparous and primiparous, in both seasons, in both level of management, trend to increase over the lactation, except for cows in herds of low management level and in the rainy season, which did not show stable behavior.
dairy cattle; environmental factors; partial production; Gyr breed
