
%0 Journal Article
%A King, KR 
%A Stockdale, CR 
%A Trigg, TE 
%T Acceptability of high fat grain mixtures offered to grazing dairy cows
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1990/10/01
%V 30
%N 5
%P 595-597
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9900595
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9900595 
%X Levels of acceptance of mixtures of rolled oats and predominantly saturated, molten or free-flowing fatty acids were assessed with lactating dairy cows. Twenty cows grazed pasture and were offered rolled oats comprising 0, 2, 4, 8, 15, 25 or 40% (w/w) fatty acids. One kg/cow was offered twice daily to cows following milking. The acceptability of grain-fat mixtures was influenced by level of fatty acids. The fatty acid concentrations above which less than 95% of the supplement was consumed by animals ranged from 22 to 31%. Time spent eating the supplement was reduced by 2.4 s for every percentage unit increase in fatty acid concentration, while high air temperature increased (P<0.05) eating time. 
