Forty-two lactating Holstein cows were divided into two groups, control (C) and test (T), and used in a cross-over design. In each group cows were also divided in three subgroups on the basis of milk yield: low (L), medium (M) and high (H). C cows were fed a diet with 15.4% CP on DM. T cows were fed three diets with the CP content (% DM) adjusted to milk yield (13.6, 15.2 and 17.2 for diets TL, TM and TH). At the highest level of production TH diet improved milk yield (kg/d) (38.9 C vs 41.0 TH) and FCM (kg/d) (39.6 C vs 40.6 TH) (P<0.05). No differences were detected for TL and TM diets compared to C. For L and H subgroups milk urea (mg/dl) was increased by the higher CP diets (28 C vs 24 TL; 30 C vs 36 TH; P<0.05). N efficiency (milk N, %N intake) was higher with lower CP diets (22 C vs 25 TL; 32 C vs 29 TH) and for increased milk yield. An adequate CP content of the diet enhances milk production in high yielding dairy cows, but an excessive amount of dietary N increases milk urea and N excretion.

Effects of constant vs variable dietary protein content on milk production and N utilization in dairy cows / G.M. Crovetto, S. Colombini, G. Colombari, L. Rapetti. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1594-4077. - 8:suppl. 2(2009), pp. 292-294. (Intervento presentato al 18. convegno ASPA Congress tenutosi a Palermo nel 2009) [10.4081/ijas.2009.s2.292].

Effects of constant vs variable dietary protein content on milk production and N utilization in dairy cows

G.M. Crovetto
Primo
;
S. Colombini
Secondo
;
L. Rapetti
Ultimo
2009

Abstract

Forty-two lactating Holstein cows were divided into two groups, control (C) and test (T), and used in a cross-over design. In each group cows were also divided in three subgroups on the basis of milk yield: low (L), medium (M) and high (H). C cows were fed a diet with 15.4% CP on DM. T cows were fed three diets with the CP content (% DM) adjusted to milk yield (13.6, 15.2 and 17.2 for diets TL, TM and TH). At the highest level of production TH diet improved milk yield (kg/d) (38.9 C vs 41.0 TH) and FCM (kg/d) (39.6 C vs 40.6 TH) (P<0.05). No differences were detected for TL and TM diets compared to C. For L and H subgroups milk urea (mg/dl) was increased by the higher CP diets (28 C vs 24 TL; 30 C vs 36 TH; P<0.05). N efficiency (milk N, %N intake) was higher with lower CP diets (22 C vs 25 TL; 32 C vs 29 TH) and for increased milk yield. An adequate CP content of the diet enhances milk production in high yielding dairy cows, but an excessive amount of dietary N increases milk urea and N excretion.
CP level; milk production; N excretion
Settore AGR/18 - Nutrizione e Alimentazione Animale
2009
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