Effect of Direct-Fed Fibrolytic Enzymes on the Lactational Performance of Dairy Cows

In trial 1, 30 midlactation (213 d in milk) Holstein cows were randomly assigned to a control or enzyme treatment in a two-period crossover design and were fed a total mixed ration based on alfalfa hay and silage. Cows on the enzyme treatment received an enzyme solution containing cellulases and xyl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of dairy science 1999-03, Vol.82 (3), p.611-617
Hauptverfasser: Lewis, G.E., Sanchez, W.K., Hunt, C.W., Guy, M.A., Pritchard, G.T., Swanson, B.I., Treacher, R.J.
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Zusammenfassung:In trial 1, 30 midlactation (213 d in milk) Holstein cows were randomly assigned to a control or enzyme treatment in a two-period crossover design and were fed a total mixed ration based on alfalfa hay and silage. Cows on the enzyme treatment received an enzyme solution containing cellulases and xylanases, which was sprayed on the forage component of the ration at a rate of 1.65ml/kg of forage dry matter (DM) between 8 and 24h prior to feeding. Cows consuming the forage treated with enzyme produced more milk (27.2 vs. 25.9kg/d) and digested more DM per day than did cows fed the control forage. In trial 2, 40 early lactation Holstein cows were assigned to one of four treatments for 16wk. Following a 2-wk covariate period, cows were assigned to 1) no enzyme treatment, 2) a low (1.25ml/kg of forage DM) enzyme treatment, 3) a medium (2.5ml/kg of forage DM) enzyme treatment, or 4) a high (5.0ml/ kg of forage DM) enzyme treatment. Enzymes were a 2:1 combination of cellulase and xylanase diluted in water and sprayed on a combination of alfalfa hay and silage and whole cottonseed immediately before mixing with a concentrate based on barley. Dry matter intakes were similar for cows on treatments 2, 3, and 4 and were greater than those for cows on treatment 1. Production of milk, 3.5% fat-corrected milk, and energy-corrected milk was greater for cows on treatment 3 than for cows on treatment 1. Fibrolytic enzymes applied to the forage portion of the rations prior to feeding improved lactational performance of early and midlactation cows.
ISSN:0022-0302
1525-3198
DOI:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75274-4