During early gestation (for 16 weeks roughly
from October to January) digestible energy (DE) is level just under 4.0 Mcal/d.
DE climbs during February until it hits approximately 6.5 Mcal/d. During early
lactation (8 weeks for March and April) DE stays level at 6.5 Mcal/d. In May DE
drops drastically and stays level at 2.0 Mcal/d during the dry period (16 weeks
from May to August). DE begins to climb during September and the cycle starts
again.
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