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Comparison of lactational and metabolic responses of postpartum dairy heifers and cows fed diets supplemented with corn, calcium stearate and tallow

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dc.contributor.authorBower, Laurie A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHerbein, Joseph H. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPolan, Carl E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPearson, Ronald E.en
dc.contributor.departmentDairy Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:31:30Zen
dc.date.adate2013-03-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:31:30Zen
dc.date.issued1986-03-05en
dc.date.rdate2013-03-12en
dc.date.sdate2013-03-12en
dc.description.abstractTwenty first-calf heifers and 24 cows in their second or greater lactation were randomly assigned to 4 dietary treatments from day 15 to day 61 postpartum. Mixed diets consisted of corn silage, alfalfa haylage, orchard grass hay, and a pelleted concentrate. Concentrates were control (C), C + additional corn (H), C + 4% calcium stearate (S), or C + 4% tallow (T). C, S, and T contained 50:50 forage and concentrate dry matter and H contained 40:60.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxii, 123 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03122013-040019en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122013-040019/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41540en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1986.B6837.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 15178665en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1986.B6837en
dc.subject.lcshCattle -- Feeding and feedsen
dc.subject.lcshCattle -- Parturitionen
dc.titleComparison of lactational and metabolic responses of postpartum dairy heifers and cows fed diets supplemented with corn, calcium stearate and tallowen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineDairy Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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