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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 463-466 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences |
Volume | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- circadian pattern
- dairy cow
- metaboliti