Cereal forage for dairy cattle

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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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
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spelling doaj-b54d9efa54924baeb46c158418aaad282020-11-25T02:29:21ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911990-11-01446212310.3733/ca.v044n06p2110.3733/cav044n06_10Cereal forage for dairy cattleEdward DePeters0Juan Medrano1Donald L. Bath2Donald P. Harper3Edward J. DePeters is Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis.Juan F. Medrano is Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis.Donald L. Bath is Extension Dairy Nutritionist, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis.Donald P. Harper is Staff Researcher, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis.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 be used successfully in lactation rations if harvested at an early maturity.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v044n06p21
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description 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 be used successfully in lactation rations if harvested at an early maturity.
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