<b>Replacement of soybean meal by urea or starea in diets for late lactation cows urea and starea in diets for lactation cows</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v27i2.1234

Abstract

Two trials were conducted to study the partial replacement of soybean meal (FS) by urea (U) in diets for late lactation cows. Conventional urea was compared to extruded urea (A150S). In trial 1, 38 late lactation cows were used. The partial replacement of soybean meal by urea sources or the urea processing did not affect milk and 3.5% FCM yields, protein content and yield, total solids yield, and plasma urea N and glucose. Feeding U increased milk fat and total solids content. In trial 2, five dry cows, fitted with ruminal canulas were used. Dry matter intake, total tract nutrient digestibility’s, rumen VFA molar concentration, plasma urea-N and plasma glucose were not affected by treatments (p > 0.05). The partial replacement of soybean meal by urea is an alternative to reduce costs of diets for late lactating cows. Extrusion of urea did not show any advantage compared to conventional urea