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Table 2 Effect of dietary addition of ART on milk production and composition in dairy cows

From: Microbiome and metabolic changes in milk in response to artemisinin supplementation in dairy cows

Item

CON

ART

SEM

P value

Yield, kg/d

 Milk

30.23

31.22

0.91

0.06

 ECM1

30.50

32.42

1.03

0.14

 Lactose

1.52

1.55

0.06

0.12

 Fat

1.01

1.12

0.09

0.04

 Protein

0.95

0.96

0.03

0.82

Milk composition,  %

 Lactose

5.03

4.97

0.04

0.16

 Fat

3.31

3.58

0.18

0.04

 Protein

3.15

3.07

0.22

0.41

 Fat/protein ratio

1.05

1.16

0.13

0.03

 SCC (× 104 cells/ml)

12.77

10.35

0.32

0.08

  1. 1 ECM (kg/d) = 0.3246 × milk yield (kg/d) + 13.86 × fat yield (kg/d) + 7.04 × protein yield (kg/d)(Orth 1992)
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