Dietary Supplementation of Yerba Mate (<i>Ilex paraguariensis</i>) during the Dry Period Improves Redox Balance in Lactating Dairy Cows

Thirty-six pregnant Holstein&#8315;Friesian cows were used to study the effect of Yerba Mate (YM) supplementation during the dry period on redox balance. The treatments groups were Control (no YM), YM 250 (250 g/cow/day), and YM 500 (500 g/cow/day). Blood samples were obtained 30 days prepartum,...

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Main Authors: Olimpia Barbato, Belinda Holmes, Iulia-Elena Filipescu, Pietro Celi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/8/2/38