Effect of forage/concentrate ratio and soybean oil supplementation on milk yield and quality from dairy goats

Dietary energy level is a limiting factor of milk production mainly in early lactation goats. Energy intake may be increased by incorporation of fat in ration. Currently, rumen protected fat is mainly adopted in goats nutrition, since the several studies have clearly confirmed that supplies of prote...

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Main Authors: P. Secchiari, G. Conte, M.R. Rafanelli, A. Serra, M. Mele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/763