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

Bower, Laurie A.2014-03-142014-03-141986-03-05etd-03122013-040019http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41540Twenty 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.xii, 123 leavesBTDapplication/pdfIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1986.B6837Cattle -- Feeding and feedsCattle -- ParturitionComparison of lactational and metabolic responses of postpartum dairy heifers and cows fed diets supplemented with corn, calcium stearate and tallowThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122013-040019/