Once-daily milking during a feed deficit decreases milk production but improves energy status in early lactating grazing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 6274-6284

  Kay, J K ^a   Phyn, C V C ^a   Rius, A G ^a   Morgan, S R ^a   Grala, T M ^a   Roche, J R ^a  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Milk production; Nutrition; Once daily milking

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; BOVINAE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HERBIVORY; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HERBIVORY; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY;

EID: 84884353082     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6167     Document Type: Article

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