Circadian blood variations and performance effects in dairy cows fed during the day or the night

Giuseppe Bertoni, Rosanna Lombardelli, Erminio Trevisi

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Abstract

Effects of feeding pattern (day or night meals) on circadian blood changes and milk composition were studied in 4 dairy cows in a double Latin square design. Night meals reduced the speed of feed intake, inducing important endocrine-metabolic changes and reduced differences between fat and protein percentage of 2 consecutive milkings. The results have practical implications at the farm level and for blood analysis interpretation
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)463-466
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Animal and Feed Sciences
Volume13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • circadian pattern
  • dairy cow
  • metaboliti

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