Effects of mixing a high-fat extruded pellet with a dairy calf starter on performance, feed intake, and digestibility

Effects of mixing a high-fat extruded pellet with a dairy calf starter on performance, feed intake, and digestibility

ABSTRACT: During weaning, withdrawal of milk replacer is not directly compensated for by an increase in solid feed intake. Therefore, greater fat inclusion in the starter might mitigate this temporary dietary energy decline. However, fat inclusion in solid feeds may generally limit rumen fermentabil...

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Main Authors: L. Amado, L.N. Leal, H. van Laar, H. Berends, W.J.J. Gerrits, J. Martín-Tereso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
Subjects:
calf weaning
fat inclusion
solid feed
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222005045

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