Dry period to maximize daily milk spanning two lactations depended on age, calving interval, and daily milk on the 100th day before the calving which followed the dry period. The study was on Dairy Herd Improvement records made 1975 to 1977 by 8981 Holstein cows in Ohio. Dry period accounted for more variation of daily milk produced after the dry period (2.4%) than of daily milk produced during the calving interval including the dry period (1.1%).
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