Table 1.

The effect of caloric stress on milk content (% fresh weight) of lactating beef cows

Milk component	Control diet	Low-energy diet	[t]a (df = 7)	p value
Fat	4 ± 0.22	5.2 ± 0.18	−3.96	0.003
Protein	3.69 ± 0.28	4.1 ± 0.34	−0.789	0.228
Lactose	5.06 ± 0.08	4.04 ± 0.31	2.216	0.031
Urea	0.38 ± 0.002	0.308 ± 0.002	1.883	0.051

Results are presented as means ± standard error of the mean.

^aOne-tailed t-test