DAIRYCompanion post · 1 min read
Read milk-fat results in the context of the diet
A change in milk-fat concentration is different from a change in daily fat yield. This post uses the source's methionine theme to introduce the measures and feeding context needed to interpret a milk-component result.
Milk-fat concentration and daily fat yield provide different views of milk production. This post uses methionine as the starting point for examining those measures within the complete diet. A reported change should identify which outcome was measured and under what feeding conditions. Related milk-fat episodes explore the nutritional context in greater depth.
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Part of the knowledge trail Milk Components, Forage & Feed Strategy.
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