Supplementation of Phe to early lactation cows receiving 170 g/kg of diet DM as CM.
Phe changed energy utilization, decreasing milk lactose while increasing BCS gain.
Phe resulted in an increase in whole tract aNDFom and ADF digestibility.
Phe support milk production after restoring mobilized peptides to muscle protein.
Phe regained animal performance lost when CM inclusion was increased.