Four ruminaUy cannulated cows in first lactation (50 days postpartum) were assigned randomly to a 4 4 Latin square with the following feeding frequencies of the same total mixed ration: one, two, four, and eight times a day. Dry matter intake, water consumption, and ruminal pH were recorded hourly during 2bd coUection (10-d adaptation between periods, Experiment 1). In Experiment 2, 30 animals were blocked by milk production on wk 4 postpartum and assigned to feeding one or four times a day through wk 19 postpartum. Individual feed consumption and milk production were recorded daily.
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