Thirty-five non-gestating
multiparous Holstein cows averaging 571 kg of BW (SE = 8) were allotted at 9 wk postpartum to one of two dietary fat supplements
based on either Megalac® (Volac Ltd., Roston, Hertfordshire, UK) and solvent extracted flaxseed meal (MEGA) or whole
flaxseed treated with formaldehyde (FLAX) to determine the effects on milk production and composition, follicular development,
gestation rate, and fatty acid (FA) composition of blood. Cows