Response in the Yield of Milk Constituents to the Intake of Nutrients by Dairy Cows

The first authoritative review of dairy cow metabolism, nutrient requirements and responses produced in ten years, this Report is the product of a four year collaborative research program on dairy cow nutritional responses currently underway in the United Kingdom. After assessing current dairy cow models, the Report concludes that these models are static and that they do not provide adequate descriptions of feed nutrient interactions. The Report then proposes a new approach based on a more dynamic, mechanistic, and nutrient based model. This authoritative work, compiled by an internationally renowned team of professors, includes helpful tables and is fully referenced. Its information will prove enlightening to advanced students and those involved in animal nutrition research and dairy science and technology.