Controlling energy intake in the prepartum period to improve transition cow health
A common feeding practice during the dry period is to switch dairy cows to a low forage, energy dense diet 3 weeks prepartum, but this practice has been criticized as it may lead to the overconsumption of energy and increase the risk of metabolic disease postpartum. The aim of this trial was to com...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33820 |