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April 3, 2026Translational Animal ScienceOpen Access

Lactation performance of Holstein dairy cows fed diets with or without an annual forage mix silage

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MAM.S. AkinsHGHıdır GümüşLFL.F. Ferraretto

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Overview

Evaluates the effects of annual forage mix silage on feed intake and milk production in dairy cows, suggesting its viability for diets.

Key Points

  • The research aims to assess the impact of annual forage mix silage on lactation performance in dairy cows.
  • Compared diets with and without annual forage mix silage over 8 weeks
  • Supplemented animal diets with protein to compensate for lower levels in silage
  • Measured feed intake, milk production, and fiber digestibility
  • Cows fed annual mix silage had higher feed intake by study's end
  • No differences in energy corrected milk production, milk fat yield, or protein yield
  • Improved fiber digestibility noted in the annual mix silage diet

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Akins et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf5dc55a333a821460bc15https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txag042
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