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Milk production from pasture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Glover  and
H. W. Dougall
J. Glover
Affiliation:
East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, Muguga, Kenya
H. W. Dougall
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Station, Kitale, Kenya
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It is shown that the available energy, T.d.n. or S.e., contained in the dry matter of Kenya pastures at all stages of growth is remarkably constant. Thus in the early stages of growth of such pastures when the available D.c.p. is present in amounts suitable for very high milk yields the available energy limits their attainment. During later growth, as the amount of C.p. in the pasture becomes increasingly diluted by carbohydrate there is a progressive decrease in amount of available D.c.p. and it in turn becomes inadequate to sustain the original limited level of productivity.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , April 1961 , pp. 261 - 264
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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