Heat production and retained energy in lactating cows held under hot summer conditions with evaporative cooling and fed two rations differing in roughage content and in vitro digestibility

Heat production and retained energy in lactating cows held under hot summer conditions with evaporative cooling and fed two rations differing in roughage content and in vitro digestibility

The objective of this study was to measure the effect of feeding two total mixed rations (TMRs), differing in their roughage content and in vitro dry matter (DM) digestibility, on the physiological response and energy balance of lactating cows. The partitioning of metabolizable energy intake (MEI) b...

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Main Authors: J. Miron, G. Adin, R. Solomon, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, A. Shamay, A. Brosh, S.Y. Mabjeesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
dairy cows
energy expenditure
evaporative cooling under heat load
retained energy
soy hulls as roughage replacement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108001900

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