Review of production responses from cows fed calcium salt of isobutyric and mixed 5-carbon volatile fatty acids

摘要

Recent developments in dairy cattle nutrition have resulted in themarketing of a calcium salt of isobutyric and mixed 5-carbon volatile fatty acids(IsoPlus®). The FDA approved product has been neutralized with calcium to form adry salt of the acids, which are found naturally in the rumen. The following reviewof research results is intended as a guide for feeding IsoPlus®).