Influence of Steam-Flaked Sorghum Grain and Supplemental Fat on Performance of Dairy Cows in Early Lactation

Milk Fat Depression in Dairy Cows – Influence of Supplemental Fats

Supplementing cows with fat can have several beneficial effects. It usually increases the energy density of the diet when starch or fiber is replaced with fatty acids. If milk production is increased, then feed efficiency may be improved which usually translates into more profit. Less heat may be produced in the rumen during digestion of fat-supplemented diets as fatty acids are not digested in...

Feeding supplemental fat and undegraded intake protein to early lactation dairy cows.

Forty-eight Holstein cows (16 primiparous) were fed alfalfa silage-based TMR containing 18% CP with 33 or 36% of the CP as undegraded intake protein and with 0 or 2.8% supplemental fat (DM basis). Expeller soybean meal replaced solvent soybean meal to vary undegraded intake protein, and sodium alginate-treated tallow was used as the fat source. A standard diet containing solvent soybean meal wi...

Effects of feeding combinations of steam-flaked grain sorghum and steam-flaked, high-moisture, or dry-rolled corn on growth performance and carcass characteristics in feedlot cattle.

The objective of these two feeding trials was to determine the associative effects of feeding steam-flaked grain sorghum (SFGS) in combination with steam-flaked (SFC), dry-rolled (DRC), or high-moisture (HMC) corn on growth performance and carcass characteristics in feedlot cattle. In Trial 1, 200 yearling heifers were blocked by weight, allotted to 25 pens, and fed one of five finishing diets ...

The Effects of Macaroni Wastes and Steam-Flaked Barley Feeding in Transition Period on Health and Lactation Performance of HolsteinCows

Thirty two multiparous Holstein cows were used in a randomized block design to investigate the effects of feeding diets included two different source of nonfiber carbohydrate during the transition period on dry matter intake (DMI), lactational performance, blood metabolites and parturitional characteristics. Cows received total mixed rations containing either macaroni wastes(MW) or steam-flaked...

Effects of substituting sorghum grain for barley on milk yield and composition of dairy cows