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. 2018 Jul 20;13(3):518–523. doi: 10.1017/S1751731118001696

Table 2.

Response of feed intake, milk parameters and feed efficiency of dairy cows following dietary supplementation with a blend of essential oils (BEO) for 20 days

Items Control BEO SEM P-value
DMI (kg/day) 19.7 19.5 0.28 0.558
Milk
Milk (kg/day) 31.8 33.0 0.32 0.014
ECM (kg/day) 33.0 34.6 0.39 0.004
FCM (kg/day) 32.5 34.0 0.42 0.007
Fat (%) 3.25 3.79 0.05 0.352
Fat (kg/day) 1.15 1.23 0.02 0.007
Protein (%) 3.39 3.40 0.02 0.586
Protein (kg/day) 1.06 1.11 0.01 0.003
Urea (mg/l) 182 166 3.88 0.006
Feed efficiency
kg milk/kg DMI 1.62 1.70 0.032 0.066
kg ECM/kg DMI 1.68 1.79 0.032 0.023
kg FCM/kg DMI 1.65 1.76 0.033 0.023

DMI=dry matter intake; ECM=energy corrected milk; FCM=fat corrected milk.