The
intake depression around calving can lead to NEB and
promote fat mobilization from adipose tissue (Doepel
et al., 2002). Interestingly, in a recent transition cow
study in which 24 g/d of an RPN product was fed,
Morey et al. (2011) reported a decrease in DMI for
RPN-treated cows by 4 kg/d compared with control
cows during the final 4 d prepartum. In our study,
however, no differences (P > 0.10) in DMI were found
between treatments.