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Effect of diet on dairy cow nitrogen balance and live weight change during the dry period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J.M. Moorby ,
S. Miles ,
R.T. Evans ,
W.J. Fisher  and
D.W.R. Davies
J.M. Moorby
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB, UK
S. Miles
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Trawsgoed Farm, Trawsgoed, Dyfed SY23 4LL, UK
R.T. Evans
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Trawsgoed Farm, Trawsgoed, Dyfed SY23 4LL, UK
W.J. Fisher
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Trawsgoed Farm, Trawsgoed, Dyfed SY23 4LL, UK
D.W.R. Davies
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Trawsgoed Farm, Trawsgoed, Dyfed SY23 4LL, UK
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Increases in yields of milk and milk protein have been observed from dairy cows offered a high protein supplement during the dry period (Van Saun et al., 1993; Moorby et al., 1994). One possible mechanism for this is a decrease in the mobilisation of maternal body protein to support foetal growth as more dietary protein is supplied and used for this purpose. This experiment was designed to investigate the effect of offering diets differing in protein concentration on whole body nitrogen balance in dairy cows and change in live weight (LW) and condition score (CS) over the dry period.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 84
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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