Dairy rations to alleviate milk fat depression

Milk fat depression is a metabolic syndrome often observed in high yielding dairy cows in early and mid-lactation. The main reason for milk fat depression is the acid load in the rumen caused by a high accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFA). VFAs are the primary energy source for ruminants produced directly from bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates (cellulose, hemicellulose, pectins, glucans, starch and sugars), fats and feed proteins. Maintaining milk fat content in high yield dairy c