Advances in fatty acids nutrition in dairy cows: from gut to cells and effects on performance

Abstract High producing dairy cows generally receive in the diet up to 5–6% of fat. This is a relatively low amount of fat in the diet compared to diets in monogastrics; however, dietary fat is important for dairy cows as demonstrated by the benefits of supplementing cows with various fatty acids (F...

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Main Authors: Massimo Bionaz, Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez, Sebastiano Busato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00512-8