Table 1. The characteristics of enrolled yak, cattle, and Holstein dairy cows

Group	Body condition score	Parity	Age (y)	Milk production (kg/d)	Days in milk (d)
Yak	3.5 ± 0.4	2	3	-	89.6 ± 10.5
Cattle	3.3 ± 0.5	2	3	-	87.5 ± 9.6
Holstein dairy cows	3.2 ± 0.3	2	3	27.1 ± 0.85	91.6 ± 7.5