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Formaldehyde Treated Whey Protein Concentrate for Lactating Dairy Cattle¹

Dairy Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57006

ABSTRACT

Four lactating Holstein cows were fed isonitrogenous rations of urea-corn silage and a 15% crude protein pelleted grain ration containing whey protein concentrate (34% protein) either untreated or treated with 1% formaldehyde on a protein basis. The trial design was three periods double reversal with 12 days per period during which milk and digestibility were measured the last 4 days of each period. Apparent nitrogen digestibility (%), productive nitrogen retained (milk plus retained, g/day), and dry matter digestibility were 60.0 and 53.9, 89.0 and 103.8, and 67.4 and 63.2 for cows fed untreated and treated rations. Productive nitrogen as a percent of absorbed was greater for cows fed the formaldehyde treated ration, suggesting more efficient utilization of absorbed nitrogen. Milk production, milk fat percent and yield, and 4% fat-corrected milk were greater for cows fed the treated ration. Milk fatty acid content was similar. Total daily milk nitrogen, true protein nitrogen, and casein nitrogen yields were not significantly higher for the treated ration. No differences in serum urea and rumen ammonia were major. Rumen volatile fatty acids were higher in cows fed the untreated rations at 4 and 6 h postfeeding. Differences in serum concentrations of most individual essential amino acids between tail and mammary blood were greater for cows fed the treated ration.

¹ Published with the approval of the Director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station as Publication 1325 of the Journal Series.