Effect of Ration on Free Choice Consumption of Calcium-Phosphorus Supplements by Dairy Cattle
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- 1 February 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Dairy Science Association in Journal of Dairy Science
- Vol. 55 (2) , 245-256
- https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(72)85467-5
Abstract
Daily individual consumption of di- calcium phosphate by 69 lactating Holstein cows was measured for 22 consecutive weeks in a continuous feeding trial. The four rations fed did not differ significantly in their influence on the amount of free choice mineral consumed. Individual variation in mineral consumption was large in all four ration groups. The correlation between free choice consumption of dicaleium- phosphate and the requirement for calcium and phosphorus was small though signif- icantly different from zero. Three rations of greatly different calciumKeywords
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