. 2001. The effect of feeding soybean oil to mid-lactation dairy cows on milk production and composition and on diet digestion. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 81: 425-428. Mid-lactation Holstein cows were used to test the effect of feeding 3% soybean oil (SBO) on total mixed ration intake, apparent digestibility, milk production, and milk composition. Effect of SBO on rate and extent of rumen digestion was determined with nylon bags incubated in the rumen of fistulated cows. SBO reduced fibre digestion by 9% and degradability by 20%. Feeding of SBO caused a slight reduction in total mixed ration (TMR) intake, milk production, and milk protein production. However, these reductions were minor compared with the large reduction in fat production (0.2 kg d -1 ).Key words: Milk composition, soybean oil, digestibility, dairy cow. Les auteurs ont recouru à des vaches Holstein parvenues au milieu de la lactation pour vérifier les effets d'un supplément de 3 % d'huile de soja (HS) sur la prise alimentaire de la ration totale, la digestibilité apparente, la production laitière et la composition du lait. On a déterminé l'incidence de la HS sur la rapidité et l'importance de la digestion dans le rumen au moyen de sacs de nylon incubés dans le rumen de vaches fistulées. La HS diminue la digestion des fibres de 9 % et leur dégradabilité de 20 %. L'addition de HS entraîne une faible réduction de la prise alimentaire de la ration totale, de la production de lait et de la quantité de protéines dans le lait. Néanmoins, ces baisses sont mineures comparativement à celle de la quantité de lipides produits (0,2 kg par jour).
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