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2012; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 13-030-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 1075; Molasses; Sucrose; Lactation; Dry matter intake (DMI); Dairy cattle
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Meta-Analysis Of The Effects Of Dietary Sugar On Intake And Productivity Of Dairy Cattle (2012), C. F. Vargas, Christopher D. Reinhardt, J. L. Firkins, Barry J. Bradford
Meta-Analysis Of The Effects Of Dietary Sugar On Intake And Productivity Of Dairy Cattle (2012), C. F. Vargas, Christopher D. Reinhardt, J. L. Firkins, Barry J. Bradford
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A meta-analysis was performed to determine the possible effects of dietary sugar on feed intake and milk production in lactating dairy cattle. The database used in this analysis included 18 treatment comparisons frozm 10 studies reported from 1985 through 2011. Treatment comparisons were used only if: (1) either sucrose (9 comparisons) or molasses (9 comparisons) replaced corn grain without adding fat; and (2) sugar added by treatment ranged from 2 to 5% of dry matter. First, responses to sucrose and molasses were compared to assess whether these sugar sources could be considered together. Statistical analysis provided no evidence for different …