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
Bertoni, G., Lombardelli, R., Trevisi, E., Circadian blood variations and performance effects in dairy cows fed during the day or the night, <<JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES>>, 2004; 13 (Suppl. 1): 463-466. [doi:10.22358/jafs/73966/2004] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/23400]
Circadian blood variations and performance effects in dairy cows fed during the day or the night
Bertoni, Giuseppe;Lombardelli, Rosanna;Trevisi, Erminio
2004
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 interpretationI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.