Cereal forage for dairy cattle

Replacing part of a dairy cow's alfalfa forage with cereal silage in early lactation did not alter milk production, but the cow's dry matter intake was reduced. The more mature the cereal was when harvested as hay, the less digestible it became. Cereal silage can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edward DePeters, Juan Medrano, Donald L. Bath, Donald P. Harper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1990-11-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v044n06p21