Publication Date
1989
Description
High quality fibrous concentrates have been reported to give higher milk production responses and lower substitution rates compared to starchy concentrates wht:n fed to dairy cows (Meijs, 1986). Very large substitution rates for barley compared to both molassed beet pulp and beet pulp were found (Stakelum and Dillon, 1988) with grazing dairy cows. The present experiment was designed to investigate further the effects of concentrate type on herbage intake at two levels of herbage intake.
Citation
Dillon, P; Stakelum, G; and Murphy, J J., "The Effect of Level of Herbage Intake and Concentration Type on Rumen Fermentation Pattern, In situ Herbage Degradability and Blood Metabolite Levels in Lactating Dairy Cows" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 20.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session10/20
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The Effect of Level of Herbage Intake and Concentration Type on Rumen Fermentation Pattern, In situ Herbage Degradability and Blood Metabolite Levels in Lactating Dairy Cows
High quality fibrous concentrates have been reported to give higher milk production responses and lower substitution rates compared to starchy concentrates wht:n fed to dairy cows (Meijs, 1986). Very large substitution rates for barley compared to both molassed beet pulp and beet pulp were found (Stakelum and Dillon, 1988) with grazing dairy cows. The present experiment was designed to investigate further the effects of concentrate type on herbage intake at two levels of herbage intake.
