Sixty-five multiparous Holstein cows were used to test the effects of feeding diets of varied
ruminal carbohydrate availability during the transition period on dry matter intake, blood …

Thirty-four multiparous Holstein dairy cows (780±17.2 kg body weight; 3.4±0.08 body
condition score) were used in a completely randomized design to evaluate the effects of …

The current study was undertaken to investigate the effect of feeding diets varying in sugar
concentration to postpartum transition cows on productivity, ruminal fermentation, and …

Abstract Twenty-four high producing (36.7 kg/d, initially) Holstein cows in early lactation
were used in a 63-d lactation trial to study the effects of low (28%), medium (31%). and high …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate 2 feeding strategies for early lactation cows on
performance and efficiency of nutrient utilization. Fifty-eight Holsteins cows were blocked by …

Pregnant cows (n= 189) in two commercial dairy farms were assigned randomly to be fed
energy-dense diets for either 3 or 6 wk before expected calving. Cows fed diets for less than …

An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that increasing the amount of
fermentable carbohydrates in a high fat diet may prevent the depression in milk protein …

We randomly assigned 189 cows in a commercial dairy farm to dietary treatments with
supplemental corn grain (SC) or without supplemental corn grain (NC) approximately 3 wk …

A study was conducted to evaluate the potential effects of altering the proportion of dietary
structural carbohydrate (SC) relative to nonfiber carbohydrate (NFC) pre-and postpartum on …

Twenty-six multiparous Holstein cows were used to examine the effects of prepartum energy
and protein intake on periparturient metabolism and lactation performance. Two levels of …