Table 2.
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.