The Comparative Value of Ladino Clover, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Timothy and Alfalfa Hays for Yield and Quality of Milk

Loosli, J. K.; Krukovsky, Vladimir N.; Lofgreen, G. P.; Musgrave, R. B.

doi:10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(50)91891-1

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“…Thomson et al (1971) and Parker and Moss (1981) indicated that crude protein of sainfoin was less digestible than that of lucerne. Loosli et al (1950) compared crude protein digestibilities of lucerne and birdsfoot trefoil and reported no differences between the two. Proportions of N apparently digested in the rumen, small intestine or large intestine were similar for lucerne and trefoil.…”

Section: Flows and Digestibilities Of Nitrogen At Different Sitesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Influence of method of forage preservation on fibre and protein digestion in cattle given lucerne, birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin

et al. 1990

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Six steers, each fitted with a ruminal cannula and T-type duodenal and ileal cannulae, were used to investigate protein and fibre utilization from lucerne, birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin preserved both as hay and silage. Steers were fed at 2-h intervals during six 12-day periods in an experiment with a 6 x 6 Latin-square design. Animals were fed all-forage diets of six treatments (lucerne hay and silage, birdsfoot trefoil hay and silage, sainfoin hay and silage). Samples were collected from all alimentary sites twice daily during the last 3 days of each period. Acid insoluble ash was used as a solid marker and Cr-ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid as a liquid marker. Organic matter (OM), hemicellulose (HC) and cellulose (CL) total tract digestibilities of lucerne, birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin were similar (OM: 599, 608, 580 g/kg; HC: 499, 497, 480 g/kg; CL: 590, 618, 608 g/kg). However, crude protein (CP) digestibilities were lower (P < 0-001) for sainfoin (582 g/kg) than for lucerne (732 g/kg) or birdsfoot trefoil (693 g/kg). Nitrogen (N) flows at the duodenum or ileum were similar among forages despite lower N intake for sainfoin. Presence of tannins in sainfoin may have been responsible for low protein degradation in the rumen, and reduced N digestion in the small intestine. Forage preserved as hay or silage had similar CL, HC and OM digestibilities, while CP digestibility was higher (P < 0-05) for silages.

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Section: Flows and Digestibilities Of Nitrogen At Different Sitesmentioning

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Influence of method of forage preservation on fibre and protein digestion in cattle given lucerne, birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin

et al. 1990

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“…There is evidence that stage of maturity once again has a marked influence in this respect. Loosli et al found that late-cut timothy hay was less palatable and resulted in milk production being 25% lower than from early-cut hay; cows lost weight on the late-cut hay but gained on earlycut hay (53). In a more recent study by Trimberger et al, the greater palatability of the early-cut forage was refiected in higher daily dry-matter intakes and in average daily milk production (74).…”

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A Review of Nutrient Losses and Efficiency of Conserving Herbage as Silage, Barn‐dried Hay and Field‐cured Hay

Carter

1960

Grass and Forage Science

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A review of American literature indicates that barn drying of hay and silage making are both greatly superior to the field curing of hay in preserving nutrients. This is true of total dry matter, crude protein, ether extract and ash; crude-fibre losses are greater in silage making. Energy losses run parallel with dry matter. Bam drying of hay with heat preserves a rather greater proportion of nutrients than does silage making.Chemical composition and digestibility are mostly a function of stage of maturity of the crop at the time of cutting. Actual carbohydrate (energy) losses are greater than protein losses in all methods. The influence of method of conservation is unimportant if conservation is properly carried out, but considerable deterioration can result from bad application. Field-cured hay usually suffers most in this respect, due to weather damage.The conservation processes reviewed have no influence per se on feeding value where each is applied under ideal conditions. Differences found in practice are usually linked to the stage of maturity or to weather damage, which explains the usually superior feeding value of silage and barn-dried hay over field-cured hay.When the efficiency of each method is compared by determining the quantity of milk produced from equal areas of forage, conserved in the three different ways, barn-dried hay is somewhat superior to silage, but both are greatly superior to field-cured hay.

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“…We chose four grassland species that are commonly grown in this region: timothy ( Phleum pratense L.), perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.), red clover ( Trifolium pratense L.) and white clover ( Trifolium repens L.). In addition, birdsfoot trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus ) was included, as it has shown positive effects on vitamin concentration in milk (Loosli et al ., ).…”

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α‐Tocopherol and β‐carotene contents of forage species in a four‐cut system

Lindqvist

Nadeau

Jensen

et al. 2013

Grass and Forage Science

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α‐Tocopherol and β‐carotene concentrations were measured in herbage of birdsfoot trefoil (Bft), red clover (Rc), white clover (Wc), timothy (Ti) and perennial ryegrass (Pr) grown in four mixtures (Bft+Ti, Rc+Ti, Rc+Pr and Wc+Pr) in a small‐plot field experiment at Foulum, Denmark, over 2 years. Plots were fertilized with cattle slurry and harvested in a four‐cut system: 30 May/7 June, 5 July/12 July, 22 August/21 August and 24 October/9 October in 2005/2006. Bft was the legume with the highest α‐tocopherol concentration in most harvests [86 mg kg−1 dry matter (DM) averaged over all harvests of 2 years], whereas mean α‐tocopherol concentrations in Wc and Rc were 37 and 34 mg kg−1 DM respectively. Bft and Wc had higher β‐carotene concentrations than Rc when averaged over harvests and years (80, 67 and 44 mg kg−1 DM in Bft, Wc and Rc, respectively; P < 0·0001). Vitamin concentrations were similar in harvests 1–3, but in most sward treatments they were considerably higher in harvest 4. No clear differences were found between years. Averaged over years and harvests, mean α‐tocopherol concentrations in timothy and perennial ryegrass were 46 and 50 mg kg−1 DM, respectively, and mean β‐carotene concentrations were 54 and 62 mg kg−1 DM. In conclusion, herbage of birdsfoot trefoil generally had higher vitamin concentrations than white or red clover, but differences between the two grass species were small and inconsistent.

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The Comparative Value of Ladino Clover, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Timothy and Alfalfa Hays for Yield and Quality of Milk

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

Influence of method of forage preservation on fibre and protein digestion in cattle given lucerne, birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin

Influence of method of forage preservation on fibre and protein digestion in cattle given lucerne, birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin

A Review of Nutrient Losses and Efficiency of Conserving Herbage as Silage, Barn‐dried Hay and Field‐cured Hay

α‐Tocopherol and β‐carotene contents of forage species in a four‐cut system

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