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Milk production and composition and tissue energy balance of early lactation dairy cows fed diets supplemented with calcium salts of fatty acids (Megalac)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

P C Aikman ,
A K Jones  and
R M Kirkland
P C Aikman*
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
A K Jones
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
R M Kirkland
Affiliation:
Volac International Ltd, Orwell, Royston, United Kingdom
*
Email:p.c.aikman@reading.ac.uk
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Supplemental fat is often used to increase the energy density of diets for dairy cows, with the aim of improving tissue energy balance (TEB), milk production and herd fertility. In this study, the effects of supplemental calcium salts of palm fatty acids (CSFA) on production parameters, dry matter intake (DMI) and TEB were assessed in highly productive, early-lactation cows offered typical UK diets.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 111
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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