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Trial timeline
| Day of trial | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Control | Transition | SARA | Recovery | ||||||||||||
| Group | ||||||||||||||||
| SARA | TMR diet | WB Step up | TMR + WB pellets | TMR diet | ||||||||||||
| Control | TMR diet | TMR diet | TMR diet | TMR diet | ||||||||||||
The trial included 3 control days (TMR diet), 3 transition days (TMR + increasing percentages of grain (WB) pellets), 4 SARA challenge days (40% grain pellets), and 6 recovery days (TMR). Control cows received TMR diet during the entire period.
