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Table 1 Comparison of milk components between rumen protected fat (ORG) and control (CON) groups

From: The effect of an organic rumen-protected fat supplement on performance, metabolic status, and health of dairy cows

Evaluation time

Variable

ORG

CON

Difference

P-value

1

Fat (%)

4.37

4.39

−0.02

0.99

Protein (%)

2.96

3.03

−0.07

0.53

FCM (kg)

43.7

43.6

0.1

0.99

2

Fat (%)

3.84

3.88

−0.04

0.99

Protein (%)

2.62

2.63

−0.01

0.99

FCM (kg)

43.1

43.3

−0.2

0.99

3

Fat (%)

3.61

3.68

−0.07

0.99

Protein (%)

2.64

2.62

0.02

0.99

FCM (kg)

41

41.4

−0.4

0.99

4

Fat (%)

3.63

3.73

−0.1

0.93

Protein (%)

2.72

2.7

0.02

0.97

FCM (kg)

41.5

41.4

0.1

0.99

  1. Evaluation time 1: samples collected between 1 and 30 DIM; Evaluation time 2: samples collected between 31 and 50 DIM; Evaluation time 3: samples collected form 51–100 DIM; Evaluation time 2: samples collected between 101 and 150 DIM