the aim followed in the present research was to study the effects of reduction in dietary crude protein on milk production and on blood components in lactating holstein dairy cows when in heat stress. a number of 63 holstein dairy cows (71 ± 16.5 dim) were chosen to be made use of in a randomized complete block design. the cows were randomly assigned to any one of the three experimental rations...

BACKGROUND Despite growing interest in use of lipid nutrient supplements for preventing child malnutrition and morbidity, there is inconclusive evidence on the effectiveness, and no evidence on the cost-effectiveness of this strategy. METHODS A cost effectiveness analysis was conducted comparing costs and outcomes of two arms of a cluster randomized controlled trial implemented in eastern Cha...

: ed u/c ata log Bypass protein is an important part of the diet of lactating cattle. The National Research Council recommends that bypass protein make up 34 to 36 percent of the total crude protein consumed by lactating cattle. Fish meal is high in crude protein (65 to 70 percent) and is a source of bypass protein (also called ruminally undegradable protein or RUP). It can be used in dairy rat...

Responses to sugars in dry or liquid form vary from study to study. To explain some of this variation and prioritize when sugars are more likely to have a benefit in diets for high producing dairy cattle, microbial function that influences susceptibility to low ruminal pH or a limitation in growth factors needed for efficient ruminal fiber degradation is discussed in this paper. When fed in pro...

Currently, many nutritionists consider only the total nonfiber carbohydrate (NFC) fraction when formulating rations for lactating dairy cows. Increasingly, we need to measure the components that comprise NFC (starch, sugars, soluble fiber, and β-glucans) and formulate rations that optimize the concentration of each component in the diet. Starch is the major NFC fraction in dairy cattle diets, a...