Southeastern pasture-based dairy systems: Housing, posilac, and supplemental silage effects on cow performance

From: Journal of Dairy Science | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Head, H H; Moore, J E; Sollenberger, L E; Staples, C R; Fike, J H | Copyright information

Southeastern Pasture-Based Dairy Systems: Housing, Posilac, and Supplemental Silage Effects on Cow Performance1

ABSTRACT

This experiment tested performance and physiological responses to evaporative cooling, bovine somatotropin (bST), and supplemental silage of lactating cows grazing bermudagrass (Tifton 85; Cynodon dactylon x C. nlemfuensis cv.) pastures. Multiparous (n = 32) cows (196 d in milk) were assigned one of five treatments arranged in two replicates. Treatments were...

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