Effects of Feeding Unlike Forages, Singly and in Combination, on Voluntary Dry Matter Consumption and Performance of Lactating Cows

Miller, W.J.; Clifton, C.M.; Miller, J.K.; Fowler, P.R.

doi:10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(65)88390-4

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“…Phillips (1983) has reviewed the responses in milk production to silage feeding in ten trials, and found changes due to silage feeding as follows: milk yield +24%, fat yield +16%, and fat content -6%. When herbage allowance is not restricted, grass silage feeding generally reduces milk yield (Bryant & Donnelly, 1974;Phillips & Leaver, 19856) but the fat content may be increased (Miller et al 1965;Phillips & Leaver, 19856). Grass silage therefore has its most important place where herbage availability is limited and when silage quality is high.…”

Section: Supplementary Feeding -Foragesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Milk production from grazed temperate grassland

Leaver

1985

Journal of Dairy Research

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On improved pasture, the degree of reliance on grasses or legumes is mainly dependent on the price of N fertilizer. The supply of available N is a major factor affecting the yield of pasture plants. This supply is derived from the soil, from the excreta of animals, from legume plants and from fertilizer (Richards, 1975, 1977). Soil N contribution ranges from 0-250 kg/ha per annum with low values associated with light arable soils and high

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Section: Supplementary Feeding -Foragesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Milk production from grazed temperate grassland

Leaver

1985

Journal of Dairy Research

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“…If low feeding times are the reason, a forage supplement could still be useful if it has a high DM content which may be perceived by the animal as highly palatable because the basal diet is of low DM content. The evidence for synergism in feed perception by the ruminant is unclear, as it is hard to distinguish between nutrient synergism (which increases production levels and hence intake) and the animal's perception of the feed (see Miller et al, 1965;Coppock et al, 1974).…”

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The effect of herbage surface water and the provision of supplementary forage on the intake and feeding behaviour of cattle

Butris

Phillips

1987

Grass and Forage Science

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High rainfall and the corresponding low herbage DM content has been shown to adversely affect cattle intakes and production. This could arise from physical restrictions on intake or digestion rate, or other behavioural limitations such as reduced palatability. A knowledge of the reason for the intake reduction would assist in determining the optimum supplement to feed. Eight steers were offered four diets in a changeover design. The diets were: A, cut herbage; B, cut herbage with added surface water; C, as B but with a low dry matter (DM) forage supplement (silage); and D, as B but with a high DM forage supplement (hay). The addition of surface water to herbage reduced DM intake and feeding time but had no effect on biting rate or rate of intake. Neither hay nor silage was eaten in sufficient quantities to restore DM intake, even though the silage was of similar nutrient composition to the herbage.

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“…To achieve a supplementary effect in most common NPN which has produced satisfactory responses production, access to green supplement must be more frequent, in both sheep and cattle, although the response levels are for example one day in five (Robards and Flinn, unpublished) or inferior to those recorded with vegetable protein sources. one hour per day (Miller et al 1965). However, this Nevertheless.…”

Section: Pasture As a Standing Green Supplementmentioning

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Supplementary Feeding of Range Sheep

Michalk¹,

Saville²

1979

Journal of Range Management

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Droughts significantly reduce the production from range sheep and in severe cases affect survival. In order to avoid losses in times of feed shortage, pastoralists must either supplement sheep at pasture or implement total hand-feeding strategies. To employ either practice necessitates familiarity with the principles of supplementary feeding, many of which are summarized in this paper. In addition to discussing the nutrient requirements of grazing sheep, the expected responses to supplementary feeding for different classes of sheep and production activities are reviewed. The question of when to commence feeding is discussed and information is provided on the formulation of diets with respect to the physical form and the nutritive value of the ingredients. Finally, research highlighting the importance of feeding frequency is reviewed.

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Effects of Feeding Unlike Forages, Singly and in Combination, on Voluntary Dry Matter Consumption and Performance of Lactating Cows

Cited by 10 publications

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Milk production from grazed temperate grassland

Milk production from grazed temperate grassland

The effect of herbage surface water and the provision of supplementary forage on the intake and feeding behaviour of cattle

Supplementary Feeding of Range Sheep

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