Fasting heat production was measured 1 and 31 days after lactation ceased in postabsorptive dairy cows varying in daily rate of milk yield just prior to fasting. Daily fasting heat production was higher at 1 than at 31 days, particularly in higher-producing cows. It averaged 100 +/- 3 kilocalories per kilogram body weight-75 31 days after lactation ceased.
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