Resumen
Data collected in Florida studies indicate that feeding fat supplements that decrease milk fat test during the early postpartum period may help minimize negative energy balance, reduce body fat mobilization, and improve blood levels of beneficial metabolic and reproductive hormones. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Lokenga Badinga, Richard D. Miles, and Cristina Caldari-Torres, and published by the UF Department of Animal Science, September 2011.
Citas
Amaral-Phillips, D.M., R.W. Hemken, and J.A. Jackson. 1997. Should You Be Feeding Fat to your Dairy Cows? ASC134. Lexington: University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/asc134.pdf.
Caldari-Torres, C., A.L. Lock, C.R. Staples, and L. Badinga. 2011. "Performance, Metabolic and Endocrine Responses of Periparturient Holstein Cows Fed 3 Sources of Fat." J Dairy Sci 94:1500-10. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2010-3748
Drackley, J.K. 1999. "Biology of Dairy Cows during the Transition Period: The Final Frontier?" J Dairy Sci 82:2259-73. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75474-3