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Supplementary feeding of forages or concentrates to dairy cows at pasture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

A. Kibon  and
W. Holmes
A. Kibon
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London
W. Holmes
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London
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Two experiments have compared the effects of forages or concentrates offered to dairy cows, continuously stocked in late Summer at a low stocking rate in Experiment 1 or a higher stocking rate in Experiment 2.

In Experiment 1 (July - October 1984) 20 Spring calving British Friesian cows were allocated to a Latin square design with four, three week periods and four treatments, a control group, grazing only (TO), grazing with 5 kg dry matter fresh lucerne per day (TL), grazing with 5 kg dry matter hay per day (TH) and grazing with 4 kg DM concentrate per day (TC). In Experiment 2 (August -October 1985) 24 cows of similar calving dates were used in an incomplete Latin square design lasting eight weeks to compare treatments TO, TL, TS and TC where silage (TS) replaced hay. All supplements were offered for 1 hour after each of two milkings per day.

Type
Dairy and Beef Feeding
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1986 , March 1986 , pp. 101
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1986

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References

Zoby, J.L.F. (1981). Factors affecting herbage intake and grazing behaviour in cattle. Ph.D. Thesis, Wye College, University of London.Google Scholar