Variation of energy intake during lactation: Effects on dry matter intake and performance
- Publication Type
- Contribution to conference
- Authors
- Remppis S, Steingaß H, Gruber L, Schenkel H.
- Year of publication
- 2012
- Published in
- Proc. Soc. Nutr. Physiol.
- Band/Volume
- 21/
- Series/labeling
- Proceedings of the Society of Nutrition Physiology / Berichte der Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie
- ISBN / ISSN / eISSN
- 978-3-7690-4105-7
- Page (from - to)
- 81
- Conference name
- 66. GfE-Tagung
- Conference location
- Göttingen
- Conference date
- 20.-22.03.2012
- Keywords
- cow, Energiebedarf, energy, lactation
Energy intake and supply change throughout lactation. In the period around partus both an oversupply and a deficiency can have detrimental consequences for the animal. The incidence of metabolic diseases increases and performance declines. In the present experiment cows received different energy levels in the course of lactation. The objectives were to determine the effects of an abrupt change of energy supply in lactation on dry matter (DM) intake, milk yield and composition. There are only a few older studies where a related problem was examined.