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Effects of supplementing different feed additives to high-concentrate diets containing potassium carbonate on dairy cow performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2025

Sayyed Mahmoud Nasrollahi Open the ORCID record for Sayyed Mahmoud Nasrollahi [Opens in a new window] ,
Ali Piadeh ,
Hamed Kahyani ,
Ali Rahmati Andani  and
Behnaz Eyni
Sayyed Mahmoud Nasrollahi*
Affiliation:
Animal Production Research Department, Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, 3146618361, Iran
Ali Piadeh
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156–83111, Iran
Hamed Kahyani
Affiliation:
Pishgam Damparvar Sepahan Co., Isfahan, Iran
Ali Rahmati Andani
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156–83111, Iran
Behnaz Eyni
Affiliation:
Pishgam Damparvar Sepahan Co., Isfahan, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Sayyed Mahmoud Nasrollahi; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Meeting the buffer requirements of concentrate-fed dairy cows is a challenging task. We evaluated the effect of supplementing different feed additives to diets containing K2CO3 on feed intake, nutrient digestion and milk production of dairy cows. Eight peak lactation high yielding Holstein cows were used in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with 4 periods of 21 d (14 d for diet adaptation and 7 d for sampling and data collection). Treatments comprised control (a diet containing a rumen buffer with the active component of K2CO3 at 6% of dietary dry matter (DDM) and containing 10% K); yeast, the control diet supplemented with live Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast (0.06% of DDM); essential oils (EO), the control diet supplemented with essential oils (0.02% of DDM) and; peptides, the control diet supplemented with biogenic peptides (0.16% of DDM). Feed intake was greater (P < 0.001) in the yeast treatment (33.2 kg/d) compared to the others (30.9 to 32.1 kg/d). Dry matter and starch digestibilities were similar across the treatments. Cows that were supplemented with EO had a greater energy-corrected milk yield than control, and those supplemented with yeast and peptides were intermediate. Milk protein production was greater (P < 0.01) in EO and peptide treatments than in the control, with yeast treatment intermediate. In high-concentrate diets containing K2CO3, supplementing with yeast increased feed intake while supplementing wth essential oils increased energy-corrected milk yield, with small effects on milk protein yield.

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Essential oilsmilk proteinpeptidesyeast
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Journal of Dairy Research , First View , pp. 1 - 5
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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