Author

Yong Kook Kim

Document Type

Dissertation - University Access Only

Award Date

1990

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department / School

Dairy Science

Abstract

Effects of added fat to diets for dairy cows on milk production and composition were determined in two experiments. In the first experiment, 36 Holstein cows were assigned to one of three diets containing soybean meal (SBM-16; 16% CP), added fat from extruded soybeans (ESB-16; 16% CP), and added fat and protein (ESB-18; 18% CP) form extruded soybeans plus soybean meal to determine if feeding excess protein will prevent the depression in milk protein percentages usually experienced when cows are fed additional fat. Total mixed diets (OM basis) contained 25% corn silage, 25% alfalfa hay, and 50% of respective concentrate mix were fed individually wk 4 through 16 postpartum, with pretreatment (wk 3 postpartum) milk production and composition data used as covariates. Milk production (33.0, 35.8, and 34.2 kg/d) was higher (P

Format

application/pdf

Number of Pages

147

Publisher

South Dakota State University

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