Feeding increasing doses of amicroencapsulated EO blend increasedmilk energy content, but only
at the two intermediate levels of feeding, due to a combination of similar tendencies (i.e., protein)
and numerical (i.e., fat) effects in the milk components that were used to calculate it, but there was
no impact on milk yield, milk component yields or milk energy output. In addition, there were no
differences in feed intake or body weight changes during the experiment due to EO feeding.