title: Carbohydrate nutrition: managing energy intake and partitioning through lactation.
abstract: The objective of this article is to discuss the effects of dietary carbohydrates on energy intake and partitioning as cows progress through lactation. Understanding how diet interacts with the physiologic state as it changes through lactation is critical to maximize productivity, efficiency of production, and health of lactating dairy cows.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, 474 South Shaw Lane, Room 2265A, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Electronic address: allenm@msu.edu.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, 474 South Shaw Lane, Room 2200, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piantoni
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology*; D003612:Dairying / Q000379:methods*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D012417:Rumen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates
keywords: Energy balance; Energy intake; Energy partitioning; Feeding behavior; Fiber digestibility; Grouping cows; Maintenance group; Ruminal starch fermentability