Yield, Quality, and Botanical Composition of AUtumn-Accumulated Grass-Legume Mixtures and Digestibility of Ensiled Autumn-Accumulated Orchardgrass and Alfalfa

Beef cattle producers in the southeastern US often stockpile forage in late summer to extend the grazing season and reduce feeding costs. Three stockpiled grass-legume mixtures were evaluated for winter grazing. In addition, stockpiled forages were ensiled and evaluated as livestock feed. Four accum...

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Main Author: Barlow, Rebecca Louise
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9841
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10102003-120025