Abstract:The influence of amino acid nutrition on the response to milking more frequently, with or without injection of growth hormone, was examined in eight dairy cows in two 4 x 4 Latin squares with 28-d periods. The four treatments were a diet adequate in amino acids with or without injection of growth hormone and a diet inadequate in amino acids with or without injection of growth hormone. For all four treatments, during the last 14 d of each period, one half of the mammary gland was milked three times a day (3x), … Show more
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