Table 3 Mean values of body condition score (BCS), days in milking (DIM), milk yield, milk fat and protein percentages and somatic cell counts (SCC) of the lactating cows of the study 1 and study 2

Trial 1

134

2.89

142.3

33.6

3.80

3.26

FA

IS

26

3.29^A

126.7^Ns

31.0^B

3.57^Ns

3.41^A

3.54^Ns

FB

IS

33

2.89^B

141.4^Ns

31.7^B

4.03^Ns

3.48^A

4.84^Ns

FC

IH

36

2.91^B

151.0^Ns

31.9^B

3.90^Ns

3.00^C

4.89^Ns

FD

IH

38

2.61^C

145.8^Ns

38.5^A

3.68^Ns

3.24^B

4.94^Ns

MSE

0.101

1022.220

36.996

0.543

0.061

2.132

F1

IH

180

2.40^D

178.8^A

42.9^A

3.25^D

3.11^E

4.96^B

F4

IH

128

2.37^DE

177.1^A

27.6^D

3.63^BC

3.09^E

4.37^C

F5

IH

75

2.23^E

110.6^E

33.7^C

3.49^C

3.13^E

4.87^BC

F10

IH

110

2.40^D

178.6^A

36.9^B

4.14^A

3.39^DC

4.73^BC

F2

IS

88

2.82^B

166.3^AB

27.8^D

3.48^C

3.53^B

4.68^BC

F3

IS

93

2.95^B

167.5^AB

26.2^DE

3.94^AB

3.31^D

5.11^AB

F6

IS

92

2.87^B

131.8^DE

25.4^E

3.95^A

3.46^BC

3.78^D

F7

IS

125

3.01^B

160.1^AB

26.9^DE

3.74^AB

3.68^A

5.47^A

F8

IS

61

2.58^C

140.6^CD

24.3^E

3.89^AB

3.37^DC

4.40^C

F9

IS

74

3.44^A

150.8^BCD

30.7^CD

3.58^BC

3.53^B

3.72^D

MSE

0.182

4049.791

61.182

0.419

0.087

1.898