Fasting heat production in "lactating" versus dry dairy cows.
Fasting heat production was measured 1 and 31 days after lactation ceased in postabsorptive dairy cows varying in daily rate of milk yield just prior to fasting. Daily fasting heat production was higher at 1 than at 31 days, particularly in higher-producing cows. It averaged 100 +/- 3 kilocalories per kilogram body weight-75 31 days after lactation ceased.
D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D011247:Pregnancy