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Wang M, Li Y, Feng J, Shen Y, Cao Y, Li Q, Gao Y, Li J. Effects of substitution of millet straw for corn silage and alfalfa hay on lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, and blood metabolites in late-lactation Holstein dairy cows. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2023.115622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Malacco VM, Martins LF, Maciel IC, Lage CF, Coelho RR, Costa ALB, Moura AM, Saturnino HM, Coelho SG, Reis RB. Effects of partial replacement of solvent-extracted soybean meal by amino resin-treated soybean meal in the concentrate supplement of high producing grazing dairy cows. Livest Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dineen M, McCarthy B, Dillon P, Coughlan F, Galvin N, Van Amburgh ME. The effect of concentrate supplement type on milk production, nutrient intake, and total-tract nutrient digestion in mid-lactation, spring-calving dairy cows grazing perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) pasture. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:11593-11608. [PMID: 34419280 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of concentrate supplement type on milk production, nutrient intake, and total-tract nutrient digestion in lactating dairy cows grazing mid-season perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.; PRG) pasture. Twelve primiparous (mean ± standard deviation; 95 ± 30 d in milk and 470 ± 43 kg of body weight) and 68 multiparous (99 ± 24 d in milk and 527 ± 64 kg of body weight) lactating dairy cows were blocked based on pre-study milk yield and parity and randomly assigned to 1 of 4 dietary treatments. The 4 dietary treatments were a non-supplemented PRG control (PRG); PRG supplemented with 4.4 kg of dry matter (DM) per cow per day of citrus pulp and 0.067 kg of DM/cow per day of urea (PRG+C); PRG supplemented with 0.8 kg of DM/cow per day of heat-treated soybean meal (PRG+PP); and PRG supplemented with 3.1 kg of DM/cow per day of a combination of heat-treated soybean meal and citrus pulp (PRG+C+PP). The study consisted of a 2-wk adaptation period and a 10-wk period of data collection. Weekly measurements of milk yield, body weight, body condition score, and feeding and rumination time were made. Nutrient intake and total-tract digestibility were measured during wk 6 of the study. A large soil moisture deficit was experienced during the study that probably reduced herbage growth rate and likely altered the chemical composition of the PRG offered when compared with typical mid-season PRG. Total dry matter intake was increased in cows fed PRG+C compared with cows fed PRG and PRG+PP and was similar to cows fed PRG+C+PP (18.0, 15.9, 16.4, and 17.2 ± 0.41 kg of DM/d, respectively). The apparent total-tract neutral detergent fiber digestibility of cows fed the PRG+C diet was lower compared with the PRG and PRG+PP diets and was similar to the PRG+C+PP diet (0.67, 0.70, 0.70, and 0.69 ± 0.01 g/g, respectively). The energy-corrected milk (ECM) yield of cows fed PRG+C+PP was highest (23.7 kg/d), PRG+C was intermediate (22.2 kg/d), and PRG was lowest (20.8 kg/d). Cows fed PRG+PP produced more ECM (22.9 kg/d) compared with cows fed PRG and produced similar ECM compared with cows fed PRG+C and PRG+C+PP diets. The PRG+PP diet increased milk protein yield compared with the PRG diet, tended to increase milk protein yield compared with the PRG+C diet, and was similar to the PRG+C+PP diet. Milk fat concentration and the composition of milk fat were not influenced by treatment. The results demonstrated that, for cows consuming pasture-based diets, increasing metabolizable protein supply allowed higher milk yield as metabolizable protein was more limiting than metabolizable energy. However, due to the large soil moisture deficit experienced during this experiment, caution is recommended when extrapolating these results to cows consuming typical mid-season PRG herbage.
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- M Dineen
- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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Oliveira J, Bicalho A, Malacco V, Lage C, Saturnino H, Coelho S, Sousa B, Rodrigues J, Reis R. Supplementation with different non-fiber carbohydrate sources in dairy cow diets with high or low rumen-undegradable protein content. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-10820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT The objective for this study was to evaluate the supplementation with different non-fibrous carbohydrate (NFC) sources for grazing dairy cows in diets with high or low concentrations of rumen undegradable protein (RUP). Twelve multiparous cows averaging 30kg/d of milk production and 45±23 days in milk in a 4x4 Latin square design with 2 × 2 factorial arrangement were used. The difference in NFC content of the diets was achieved using ground corn (GC) or dried citrus pulp (DCP). Dietary RUP was altered by the partial replacement of soybean meal (LRUP) by roasted whole soybean and corn gluten meal (HRUP). Greater dry matter intake (DMI) was observed in DCP treatments compared to GC treatments (19.2 and 17.7kg/day of DM, respectively). Milk fat concentration was lower for LRUP treatments (3.4%) when compared to HRUP (3.6%). The milk protein concentration was greater for GC treatments (2.9%) in relation to DCP treatments (2.8%). Lower milk ureic nitrogen was observed when DCP diets were fed compared to those with GC (17.8 and 21.2mg/dL, respectively). The use of DCP as CNF source increased dry matter intake as well as milk fat concentration, although no differences in milk production were observed for RUP level.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Chahine M, de Haro Marti ME, Matuk C, Aris A, Campbell J, Polo J, Bach A. Effects of spray-dried plasma protein in diets of early lactation dairy cows on health, milking and reproductive performance. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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McKay ZC, Lynch MB, Mulligan FJ, Rajauria G, Miller C, Pierce KM. The effect of concentrate supplementation type on milk production, dry matter intake, rumen fermentation, and nitrogen excretion in late-lactation, spring-calving grazing dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:5042-5053. [PMID: 30981482 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In Ireland, milk is primarily produced using a spring-calving grass-based system, with the use of concentrate supplementation mainly when pasture availability and quality are reduced. In the autumn, when cows are in late lactation, reduced pasture productivity results in reduced milk yield and altered milk composition. Nitrogen utilization efficiency also reduces as lactation progresses. Concentrate supplementation has been found to increase milk production and reduce nitrogen (N) excretion, as high-N grass is usually replaced by a lower-N supplement; however, there is a paucity of information with regard to the optimum type of supplementation in late lactation. Therefore, the objective of this research is to investigate the effect of different concentrate supplementation types, based on barley or maize, on milk production, dry matter intake (DMI), rumen fermentation, and N excretion in late-lactation, spring-calving, grazing dairy cows. Thirty-six Holstein Friesian dairy cows were blocked on days in milk (185 DIM) and balanced for parity, pre-experimental milk yield, milk composition, and body condition score. Cows were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design (n = 12). The 3 treatments consisted of a perennial ryegrass-based pasture-only (PO) treatment and pasture plus either of 2 supplementary concentrates, based on barley (PB) or maize (PM). The diets were fed for a 14-d acclimatization period and then for a further 63-d experimental period. Cows offered PO had a lower daily milk yield (15.1 kg) than PB (18.2 kg) or PM (16.8 kg). Similarly, PO had lower daily milk solids yield (1.46 kg) than PB or PM (1.68 and 1.53 kg, respectively). Cows offered PB had a greater milk yield and higher fat and protein yields than those offered PM. Offering PB increased total DMI (19.5 kg) compared with PO (17.7 kg), and milk response to concentrates was also greater for PB compared with PM (1.21 vs. 0.71 kg of milk per kg of concentrate). Cows offered PB had increased N in milk compared with PO. In conclusion, concentrate supplementation based on barley or maize resulted in increased milk and milk solids yield compared with offering PO. Cows offered barley had a greater response to concentrates and increased milk and milk solids yield in comparison to maize and showed increased N partitioning in milk compared with PO. A barley-based concentrate increased total DMI compared with PO.
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- Z C McKay
- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland W23 ENY2
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland W23 ENY2
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland D04 W6F6
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland W23 ENY2
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- Gain Feeds, Glanbia Plc., Bridge Street, Portlaoise, Ireland R32 ND7A
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland W23 ENY2.
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Nichols K, Bannink A, Pacheco S, van Valenberg H, Dijkstra J, van Laar H. Feed and nitrogen efficiency are affected differently but milk lactose production is stimulated equally when isoenergetic protein and fat is supplemented in lactating dairy cow diets. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:7857-7870. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-14276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Reducing dietary protein in dairy cow diets: implications for nitrogen utilization, milk production, welfare and fertility. Animal 2014; 8:262-74. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731113002139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Whelan S, Pierce K, Flynn B, Mulligan F. Effect of supplemental concentrate type on milk production and metabolic status in early-lactation dairy cows grazing perennial ryegrass-based pasture. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:4541-9. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Whelan S, Pierce K, McCarney C, Flynn B, Mulligan F. Effect of supplementary concentrate type on nitrogen partitioning in early lactation dairy cows offered perennial ryegrass-based pasture. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:4468-77. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mikolayunas C, Thomas D, Armentano L, Berger Y. Effect of rumen-undegradable protein supplementation and fresh forage composition on nitrogen utilization of dairy ewes. J Dairy Sci 2011; 94:416-25. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mulligan FJ, Dillon P, Callan JJ, Rath M, O'Mara FP. Supplementary concentrate type affects nitrogen excretion of grazing dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2005; 87:3451-60. [PMID: 15377623 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(04)73480-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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These experiments were designed to investigate nutritional means of reducing urine N excretion by grazing cows. In experiment 1, 36 Holstein-Friesian cows averaging 92 d in milk were fed either 1 or 6 kg of a high protein concentrate or 6 kg of a low protein concentrate. Pasture dry matter (DM) intake was higher for cows fed 1 kg of high protein concentrate (15.4 +/- 0.62 kg/d) than for cows fed 6 kg of low protein concentrate (13.4 +/- 0.55) but not for cows fed 6 kg of high protein concentrate (13.9 +/- 0.96). The reduction in pasture intake per kg of concentrate DM ingested amounted to 0.35 and 0.47 kg of pasture DM for cows fed 6 kg of high protein and 6 kg of low protein concentrate, respectively. Milk yield and milk protein yield were higher for cows fed 6 kg of high protein concentrate than for cows fed 1 kg of high protein concentrate. Cows fed 6 kg of high protein concentrate had the highest levels of N intake, total N excretion, and urine N excretion. The proportion of N excreted in the urine was lowest for cows fed 6 kg of low protein concentrate. Milk N excretion as a proportion of ingested N was higher for cows fed 6 kg of low protein concentrate than for cows fed 6 kg of high protein concentrate but not for cows fed 1 kg of high protein concentrate. In experiment 2, 24 Holstein-Friesian cows averaging 211 d in milk were supplemented with 4 kg of rolled barley or 4.32 kg of NaOH-treated barley. Milk yield and milk protein yield tended to be higher for cows fed rolled barley than for cows fed NaOH-treated barley. There was no difference in N intake, fecal N excretion, urinary N excretion, or milk N output between diets. Milk urea N concentration was lower for cows fed rolled barley. Significant positive linear relationships were found between N intake and fecal N excretion, urine N excretion, and milk N excretion in experiment 1. In experiment 2, the relationships between N intake and fecal N excretion and urine N excretion were curvilinear, with urine N excretion increasing at a decreasing rate, and fecal N excretion increasing at an increasing rate, as N intake increased. The N excreted by dairy cows may be partitioned to fecal N if supplements based on high concentrations of fermentable organic matter and low concentrations of N are fed. Refinement of this nutritional strategy may allow reduced N excretion without reducing animal performance.
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- F J Mulligan
- Department of Animal Husbandry and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland.
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Bargo F, Muller LD, Kolver ES, Delahoy JE. Invited review: production and digestion of supplemented dairy cows on pasture. J Dairy Sci 2003; 86:1-42. [PMID: 12613846 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(03)73581-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Literature with data from dairy cows on pasture was reviewed to evaluate the effects of supplementation on intake, milk production and composition, and ruminal and postruminal digestion. Low dry matter intake (DMI) of pasture has been identified as a major factor limiting milk production by high producing dairy cows. Pasture DMI in grazing cows is a function of grazing time, biting rate, and bite mass. Concentrate supplementation did not affect biting rate (58 bites/min) or bite mass (0.47 g of DM/bite) but reduced grazing time 12 min/d per kilogram of concentrate compared with unsupplemented cows (574 min/d). Substitution rate, or the reduction in pasture DMI per kilogram of concentrate, is a factor which may explain the variation in milk response to supplementation. A negative relationship exists between substitution rate and milk response; the lower the substitution rate the higher the milk response to supplements. Milk production increases linearly as the amount of concentrate increases from 1.2 to 10 kg DM/d, with an overall milk response of 1 kg milk/kg concentrate. Compared with pasture-only diets, increasing the amount of concentrate supplementation up to 10 kg DM/d increased total DMI 24%, milk production 22%, and milk protein percentage 4%, but reduced milk fat percentage 6%. Compared with dry ground corn, supplementation with nonforage fiber sources or processed corn did not affect total DMI, milk production, or milk composition. Replacing ruminal degradable protein sources with ruminal undegradable protein sources in concentrates did not consistently affect milk production or composition. Forage supplementation did not affect production when substitution rate was high. Fat supplementation increased milk production by 6%, without affecting milk fat and protein content. Increasing concentrate from 1.1 to 10 kg DM/d reduced ruminal pH 0.08 and NH3-N concentration 6.59 mg/dl, compared with pasture-only diets. Replacing dry corn by high moisture corn, steam-flaked or steam-rolled corn, barley, or fiber-based concentrates reduced ruminal NH3-N concentration 4.36 mg/dl. Supplementation did not affect in situ pasture digestion, except for a reduction in rate of degradation when high amounts of concentrate were supplemented. Supplementation with energy concentrates reduced digestibility of neutral detergent fiber and intake of N but did not affect digestibility of organic matter or flow of microbial N.
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- F Bargo
- Department of Dairy and Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Effects of Passtein®Supplements on Protein Degradability, Ruminal Fermentation and Nutrient Digestibility. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2002. [DOI: 10.5187/jast.2002.44.5.549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Use of sunflower meal or fish meal as protein supplement for high quality fresh forage diets: ruminal fermentation, microbial protein synthesis and sites of digestion. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0377-8401(02)00216-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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