Items Tagged with 'fatty acid nutrition'
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The main fatty acids found in dairy diets and the signals they send beyond being utilized for energy
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The basics of rumen feed efficiency
Feed efficiency involves optimizing nutrient conversion from feed into milk components, enhancing overall cow performance through careful management of carbohydrate fermentation, glycogen production, fat synthesis and protein intake in the rumen.
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The blooming onion of milkfat: Understanding the layers
The two pathways for fatty acids to be transformed into milkfat are either derived from the diet or from the rumen.
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Enhancing milkfat yield in dairy cows: Proven techniques and best practices
A dairy's bottom line depends on milkfat. Look at nutrition and beyond to improve your yield.
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Rethinking bioactive fatty acids in dry cows
Omega fatty acids, particularly EPA/DHA, improve a wide array of both cow performance and colostrum measurements when provided at adequate levels in close-up diets.
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Improving milkfat production in the U.S.
Feed additive increases milkfat production and income over feed cost on Southwest dairy farm.
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Essential fatty acids: Still a lot to learn
We know a lot about the benefits of EFAs, but we continue to learn more about the mechanisms involved in how a cow’s nutritional status impacts postpartum immune function and subsequent reproductive performance.
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Been there, done fat: A revisit to fat feeding and sources
A refresh on the roles of fat sources, components and combinations, and how they play into production, health and reproduction.
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New research challenging the way we think about feeding fatty acid supplements
Roles that oleic acid and calcium salts play in a cow’s diet.
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