Supplementation of Cassava Hay as a Protein Replacement for Soybean Meal in Concentrate Supplement for Dairy Cows

Canola Meal as a Protein Source for Lactating Dairy Cows

Canola is an offspring of rapeseed (Brassica napus and Brassica campestris/rapa), which was bred through standard plant breeding techniques to have low levels of erucic acid and glucosinolates. Canola seed is rich in oil, and after oil extraction, the remaining “canola meal” (CM), is a rich protein source used as feedstock to different animal species, mainly dairy cows in North America and in E...

The Value of Corn as a Hay Replacement for Cows

LECITHIN AS A SUPPLEMENT FOR MID-LACTATINg DAIRy COwS

1 Dept of Medicine Animal, Production and Health Padova Univ., Agripolis, Viale dell’Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy 2 Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie, Viale dell’Università, 10, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy ABSTRACT The study aimed at evaluating the effect of a daily dose of 14 g of choline administrated by using soy lecithins (LC group), a by-product of the biodiesel production ...

Effects of Supplementing Xylose‐Treated Soybean Meal or Untreated Corn Gluten Meal to Lactating Dairy Cows

This experiment was performed to investigate whether feeding xylose-treated soybean meal (XSBM) or corn gluten meal (CGM) is economically better under field conditions. Ninety-four multiparous early lactating Holstein cows (55±5 days in milk and 2.82±0.41 body condition score) were used in a completely randomized design. Cows were randomly assigned to one of two treatments: XSBM or CGM as the m...

Effect of yeast culture supplementation of alfalfa silage or alfalfa hay fed to lactating dairy cows