Feeding Dairy Cows With “Leftovers” and the Variation in Recovery of Human-Edible Nutrients in Milk

Ruminants can convert feeds unsuitable and unpalatable for humans into milk and meat, and thereby play a key role in food security. Milk production efficiency is usually calculated as the ratio between nutrients secreted in milk and nutrient intake, but this metric does not address concerns about hu...

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Main Authors: Caio S. Takiya, Caroline M. Ylioja, Amanda Bennett, Melissa J. Davidson, Maggie Sudbeck, Tryon A. Wickersham, Michael J. VandeHaar, Barry J. Bradford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsufs.2019.00114/full