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Table 3 Cow performance with diets containing beet pulp substituted for high moisture corna

From: Review: Sugar beets as a substitute for grain for lactating dairy cattle

 

Beet pulp, g/kg of dry matter

 

0

60

120

240

P - value

Milk yield, kg/d

36.4

36.6

35.9

35.4

0.58

3.5% Fat corrected milk, kg/d

37.4

38.4

38.0

36.8

0.20

Dry matter intake, kg/d

24.8

25.0

25.1

22.9

0.11

Fat corrected milk/dry matter intake

1.51

1.54

1.52

1.62

0.05

  1. aVoelker and Allen [22]