Reducing dietary protein in dairy cow diets: implications for nitrogen utilization, milk production, welfare and fertility

In light of increasing global protein prices and with the need to reduce environmental impact of contemporary systems of milk production, the current review seeks to assess the feasibility of reducing levels of dietary CP in dairy cow diets. At CP levels between 140 and 220 g/kg DM there is a strong...

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Main Authors: K.D. Sinclair, P.C. Garnsworthy, G.E. Mann, L.A. Sinclair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113002139