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Effects Of Dietary Supplementation Of Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract During Early Lactation On Milk Production Of Dairy Cattle, K. Olagaray, Michael Brouk, F. Robert, E. Dupuis, B. Bradford

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Multiparous Holstein cows (n = 122) were used in a randomized block design to determine the effect of short-term and long-term postpartum administration ofScutellaria baicalensisextract (SBE) on 305-day milk yield, 120-day milk component yield, and early lactation milk markers of inflammation and metabolic function. Treatments were (1) control, (2) short-term (5-day) administration of the SBE (SBE5), and (3) longterm (60-day) administration of the SBE (SBE60). Treatments were included in a treatment pellet that was identical to the control pellet in ingredient source and composition except for the extract, and both pellets were provided via an automated milking system. …