Table 4.
Traits | F-Value of Fixed Effects | Random Effects (RMS) | |||
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Diet # | Period † | D × P ‡ | Animal | Residuals | |
Yield (kg/day) | 35.6 * | 28.1 * | 1.85 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
Fat (%) | 0.8 | 8.5 * | 1.55 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Lactose (%) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.80 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Protein (%) | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.61 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Casein (%) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.98 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Urea (mg/dL) | 1.8 | 10.1 ** | 1.34 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
SCC § log10/mL | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.15 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
# Diet: CTR group: milk produced by dairy cows fed concentrate without olive cake supplements; OC group: milk produced by dairy cows fed concentrate with olive cake supplements. † period: From May to September. ‡ D × P: interaction diet × period § Somatic Cell Count. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.