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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 70, Issue 12 3867-3876, Copyright © 1992 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Estimation of net energy requirements (NEm and NE delta) of lactating beef cows

D. D. Buskirk, R. P. Lemenager and L. A. Horstman
Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.

Spring-calving Angus cows (n = 24) in moderate body condition were assigned to either a high (H), maintenance-high (MH) to support superior milk, maintenance-low (ML) to support average milk, or low (L) energy diet at 12 d (SD = 4) postpartum. Energy balance for individual cows was determined by body condition change, weight change, and weigh-suckle-weigh milk production estimates. High energy intake increased (P < .05) BW, body condition score (BCS), and megacalories of body energy (BE) by 94 d postpartum. Neither dietary nor BCS accounted for significant (P > .30) variation in days to first ovulation or conception. Fasting heat production was estimated to be 72.5 kcal/BW.75 from the regression of log daily heat production/BW.75 on daily ME intake/BW.75. Rate of daily BW change did not affect concentration of energy in the weight change. Body condition score change was highly correlated (r = .98) to BW change, with each unit of BCS (1 to 5 scale) change associated with 68 kg of BW change. Two methods were used to determine NE for weight change (NE delta) based on empty body weight (EBW) change. Method 1 used the equation: BCS change = -.404 + .0147 (BW change) and Method 2 used only the regression coefficient of this equation to predict daily BCS change. Methods 1 and 2 resulted in similar regression equations: NE delta (Mcal/kg EBW change) = 1.590 + 1.251 (BCS) and NE delta (Mcal/kg EBW change) = 1.317 + 1.251 (BCS). Ranges of estimated protein and lipid in the EBW change, respectively, were 10.0 to 13.7% and 17.1 to 77.2%.


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