Eighteen dry, multiparous Danish Holstein cows, 688 7
80 kg of body weight (BW), and 43 7 13 days from actual
calving were used in an experiment with 3 treatments
(6 cows in each treatment group) and all cows were
followed from before parturition until week 36 after
calving. Cows were blocked according to expected calving
date and randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups