Diet

SEM

P

X

MX

M

Milk yield (kg/d)

29.53

28.41

27.56

0.56

0.3553

FCM 4% (kg/d)

24.58

25.19

24.22

0.52

0.7492

ECM (kg/d)

27.67

28.20

26.70

0.57

0.5559

Milk fat rate (%)

2.98^b

3.25^a

3.35^a

0.04

0.0018

Milk protein (%)

3.58^ab

3.60^a

3.52^b

0.01

0.0763

Lactose (%)

5.10^a

5.10^a

5.03^b

0.01

0.0038

Cell number (10 thousand)

23.72

15.46

26.38

3.49

0.4147

Urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

15.48^a

15.06^ab

14.46^b

0.15

0.0282

Body condition scoring (BCS)

2.98

2.97

2.95

0.01

0.2763