Item | CG | AL | AM | AH | SEM | P-value |
Milk yield (kg/d) | 28.13 | 29.33 | 27.56 | 26.07 | 0.56 | 0.28 |
Protein yield (kg/d) | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
Milk protein (%) | 3.80 | 3.86 | 3.99 | 3.86 | 0.05 | 0.49 |
Lactose yield (kg/d) | 1.45 | 1.52 | 1.42 | 1.32 | 0.03 | 0.21 |
Lactose (%) | 5.15 | 5.05 | 5.17 | 4.99 | 0.05 | 0.56 |
Fat yield (kg/d) | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.03 | 0.33 |
Fat (%) | 3.09 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.09 | 0.12 | 0.98 |
MUN (mg/dL) | 24.45a | 23.26ab | 23.40ab | 20.93b | 0.46 | 0.04 |
4% FCM (kg/d) | 24.04 | 24.32 | 24.21 | 21.49 | 0.49 | 0.16 |
TS (%) | 12.74 | 12.76 | 13.06 | 12.81 | 0.15 | 0.75 |
ECM (kg/d) | 26.46 | 26.97 | 26.87 | 23.62 | 0.51 | 0.08 |
Milk NEL (kg/d) | 19.66 | 20.04 | 19.98 | 17,.55 | 0.38 | 0.97 |
Feed efficiency | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 0.03 | 0.16 |