Nutritional, behavioral and performance parameters of F1 Holstein x Zebu cows at different lactation stages

Autor: V. R. Rocha Júnior, Marcos Felipe Pereira da Silva, Pedro Felipe Santana, M. D. Costa, Joyce Cipriana Pacheco Ramos, Cinara da Cunha Siqueira Carvalho, Fernanda Ferreira da Hora, Flávio Pinto Monção, Eleuza Clarete Junqueira de Sales, Luana Alcântara Borges, M. C. Oliveira, José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Vol 72, Iss 4, Pp 1469-1478 (2020)
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 1469-1478, Published: 14 AUG 2020
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia v.72 n.4 2020
Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
instacron:UFMG
ISSN: 1678-4162
Popis: The objective of this study was to evaluate the different lactation stages of F1 Holstein x Zebu cows on intake and digestibility of nutrients, nitrogen use efficiency, feeding behavior and performance. Thirty-six F1 Holstein × Zebu cows with initial body weight (BW) of 482±43kg were used. The early, mid and late lactation stages were characterized after 50±13, 111.5±11.75 and 183.0±17.5 days in milk, respectively. A completely randomized design with three lactation stages and 12 cows in each treatment group was used. Dry matter intake (P=0.01) was higher in late lactation. Milk yield (P
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