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Effect of alfalfa hay particle size and dry matter content of barley based diets on ruminal, faecal and blood measurements of dairy cows in early lactation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

A. Hosseinkhani ,
R. Valizadeh ,
A. Naserian  and
M. Danesh Mesgharan
A. Hosseinkhani*
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Khorasan, Islamic Republic of Iran
R. Valizadeh
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Khorasan, Islamic Republic of Iran
A. Naserian
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Khorasan, Islamic Republic of Iran
M. Danesh Mesgharan
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Khorasan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Selective consumption (sorting) of a diet by lactating dairy cows can cause the cows to ingest a diet that could differ from the diet offered (Leonardi and Armentano, 2003). There are several techniques available to minimize the sorting of diets by dairy cows including addition of water to the diet or applying appropriate forage processing. The objective of this experiment was to understand if particle size and dry matter (DM) content of the diet affected health and performance of dairy cows.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 172
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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Leonardi, C., and Armentano, L. E., 2003. Joural of Dairy Science. 86, 557–564.Google Scholar