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The performance of dairy cows fed concentrate and grass silage diets containing moderate and high proportions of concentrate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

J.A. Rooke ,
A.M. Bahman  and
J.H. Topps
J.A. Rooke
Affiliation:
Animal and Feed Technology Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
A.M. Bahman
Affiliation:
Public Authority for Agriculture and Fisheries, Kuwait
J.H. Topps
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Zimbabwe, PO BOX MP 167, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Intensive feeding systems for dairy cows based on a high proportion of concentrates in the diet are becoming popular in many countries where forage resources are scarce. The objective of this experiment was to examine the effects on high yielding cows of feeding diets containing either 700 g/kg dry matter (DM) concentrate or 500 g/kg DM concentrate when grass silage was the forage component.

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Dairy Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 113
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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