Table 5 Effect of calf milk feeding frequency and turnout age on live-weight (kg) and body condition score (BCS) post calving and on 1 st lactation milk production performance-Experiment 1
Treat | Milk yield(kg) | SCM | Fat(kg) | Fat% | Protein(kg) | Protein% | Lactose(kg) | Lactose% | B/wgt | BCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OD | 4,450 | 352 | 195 | 4.39 | 157 | 3.5 | 210 | 4.72 | 464 | 4.1 |
TD | 4,766 | 371 | 212 | 4.46 | 170 | 3.6 | 225 | 4.72 | 476 | 4.3 |
ODO | 4,789 | 382 | 205 | 4.30 | 165 | 3.5 | 228 | 4.76 | 493 | 3.9 |
s.e | 164 | 13.9 | 8.4 | 0.14 | 6.4 | 0.06 | 8.8 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.13 |
P-value | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |