Date Available

4-27-2015

Year of Publication

2015

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Document Type

Master's Thesis

College

Agriculture, Food and Environment

Department/School/Program

Animal Science

First Advisor

Dr. Jeffrey M. Bewley

Abstract

The objective of the first study was to quantify the effects of feeding Schizochytrium sp. microalgae (SP-1, Alltech, Inc., Nicholasville, KY) on milk fat and DHA content. Eight cows were fed: 0, 100, 300, or 600 g of algae per day. Fat percentage was greater (P < 0.05) for cows on treatments 0 g and 100 g than for cows on treatments 300 g and 600 g (P < 0.05). Docosahexaenoic acid in milk was greater for cows on treatment 300 and 600 than for cows on treatment 0 and 100 (P < 0.05).

The objective of the second study was to assess yeast supplementation effects on high and low forage dairy cow diets. Four cows were assigned to 1 of 4 treatments: 1) low forage (LF), 2) low forage with 10 g/d yeast (Yea-Sacc®; Alltech Inc., Nicholasville, KY; LFY), 3) high forage (HF), or 4) high forage with 10 g/d yeast (HFY). Only rumination time and DMI were influenced by treatment (P < 0.01). Dry matter intake was 17.05, 13.41, 19.44, and 20.29 ± 1.40 kg/d and rumination time was 442.88, 323.09, 433.34, and 475.50 ± 21.93 min/d for cows on the LF, LFY, HF, and HFY treatments, respectively.

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