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In vivo nutritional evaluation and feeding value of silage made from extensive pastures containing wildflowers and herbs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

G E J Fisher  and
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G E J Fisher
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
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Scottish Agricultural College Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
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With the trend in agriculture to more extensive systems of production it is likely that less productive grasslands with lower inputs of fertilizer nitrogen will be used. However, there is a need to marry conservation orientated policies with profitable farming. It is therefore necessary to study the nutritional quality of forage from extensive pastures which will be used for animal production. The objectives of this experiment were to measure the digestibility in vivo of silages made from extensive pastures containing grasses, clovers, wildflowers and herbs and to investigate the feeding value of big bale silage from these pastures for feeding dairy heifer replacements for calving at two years of age.

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Grazing and conservation for dairy cattle
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1991 , March 1991 , pp. 51
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1991

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References

Fisher, G.E.J, and Roberts, D.J. (1990). The management of extensive grasslands containing wildflowers and herbs. British Grassland Society, 2nd Research Conference.Google Scholar