Dry period length affects rumen adaptation in dairy cattle precalving and during the first weeks after calving

ABSTRACT: Omitting or shortening the dry period may result in a fairly constant ration throughout the transition period of dairy cows, reducing the need for adaptation of cow metabolism and rumen function to a new lactation. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of dry period lengt...

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Hlavní autoři: R.M.A. Goselink, A.T.M. van Knegsel, A. Bannink, R.M. Bruckmaier, J. Dijkstra, G. van Duinkerken, J.T. Schonewille, W.H. Hendriks
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Elsevier 2024-10-01
Edice:Journal of Dairy Science
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On-line přístup:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030224006192