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Table 4 Performances of cows in mid lactation given diets containing sugar beets substituted for corn and barley graina

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

 

Feed beets, g/kg of Ration dry matter

 

0

80

160

240

P - value

Sugar, g/kg dry matter

46

105

154

191

 

Dry matter intake, kg/d

25.1

25.0

25.2

24.5

0.79

Milk yield, kg/d

26.6

26.0

26.4

26.4

0.83

Fat, %

4.64

4.66

4.72

4.72

0.95

Protein, %

3.54

3.44

3.47

3.44

0.59

Energy corrected milk, kg/d

30.1

30.4

31.1

31.2

0.73

Energy corrected milk/dry matter intake

1.25

1.23

1.25

1.28

0.69

  1. aEvans et al. [50]