“…Virginia fanpetals having similar protein content as alfalfa could be an important source of high-protein roughage for cattle. Unlike alfalfa, Virginia fanpetals can be successfully grown in soils poor in organic matter (OM) and nutrients (Manning et al, 2015). We have previously shown that complete replacing alfalfa silage in rations for dairy cows with Virginia fanpetals silage harvested in the early vegetation stage does not reduce milk yield (Purwin et al, 2020).…”