@conference {41004,
	title = {The effect of stage of lactation and season on milksolids response to supplementary feeding of dairy cows.},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {58},
	year = {1998},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {113-116},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {A factorial design was used to determine the effect of offering cows (n=8) in early, mid, and late lactation 50 MJME/cow/day of rolled maize grain (T2) or a nutritionally balanced supplement (T3) in spring, summer, autumn and winter at a restricted pasture allowance. The average milksolids production of the early, mid and late lactation groups was 1.16, 1.10, and 0.96 kg MS/cow/day ({\textpm} 0.013), respectively. When compared to a non-supplemented control (T1), offering T2 and T3 supplements increased MS production from 0.91 to 1.14 and 1.13kg MS/cow/day (P<0.01), respectively. The milksolids responses to T2 was 150g MS/cow/day greater in summer and winter than in spring and autumn (P<0.05). Stage of lactation, or form of supplement, had no effect on milksolids response (P>0.05). These results suggest that the milksolids response to supplementary feeding was determined by the extent supplementary feeding increased total ME intake. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Penno JW and Holmes CW and MacDonald KA and Walsh BJ}
}
