Voluntary intake, digestibility and nitrogen utilization by sheep fed ensiled grass clover mixture harvested at three stages of maturity

The objective of this experiment was to study the effects of grass maturity at harvest on silage ad libitum intake, in vivo digestibility and N retention in wether sheep. The sward was harvested at the stem elongation, tasseling and flowering growth stages of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata). Three...

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Main Authors: Marina Vranić, Mladen Knežević, Krešimir Bošnjak, Goran Perčulija, Hrvoje Kutnjak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Croatian Dairy Union 2008-12-01
Series:Mljekarstvo
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=48502