Table 1 Diet composition and estimated dry matter intake (DMI) of 10 dairy cows one month before expected calving, at calving, and one month after calving, expressed in kilograms of dry matter and in percentage (%) of the total diet.
| Â | Before calving | At calving | After calving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Kg | % | Kg | % | kg | % |
Concentrate | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 36.4 | 14 | 58.3 |
Grass hay | 01 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
Grass silage | 7 | 87.5 | 7 | 63.6 | 9 | 37.5 |
DMI | 8 | 100 | 11 | 100 | 24 | 100 |