Optimizing Intake in Dry and Prefresh Cows
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Achieving high dry matter intake (DMI) during early lactation is a major determinant of transition cow management success, as energy balance is tightly linked with reproductive performance (Butler and Smith, 1989) and aspects of health and immunity (LeBlanc, 2010). Although a common notion is that milk yield is the major driver of negative energy balance, several data summaries (reviewed by Grummer et al., 2010) suggest that the relationship of negative energy balance is actually greater with DMI than with milk yield.
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