Publication Date
1989
Description
In conditions of pasture feeding sward selection and consumption by grazing animals is strongly influenced by characters of herbage (Forbes, 1986). Quantitative and qualitative state of the sward affects its consumption primarily through changes of such elements in animal behaviour as grazing time and number and size of bites (Hodgson, 1982, 1985). Relativelyt much research has been done to investigate the response to the grazed sward of such ruminants as sheep, while the response of cattle, and particularly of dairy cows, has received much less attention (Arnold, 1981 ; Holmes, 1980). This paper presents results of investigations on the effect of sward botanical composition and herbage daily allowance on the quantity of herbage consumption and grazing behaviour of dairy cows. Experiments presented in this paper constitute a part of a long-term project on interrelationships between the sward and grazing animals.
Citation
Rogalski, M; Kryszak, J; and Karzoun, Z, "The Effect of Daily Herbage Allowance on the Ingestive Behavior of Dairy Cows" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 48.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session9/48
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The Effect of Daily Herbage Allowance on the Ingestive Behavior of Dairy Cows
In conditions of pasture feeding sward selection and consumption by grazing animals is strongly influenced by characters of herbage (Forbes, 1986). Quantitative and qualitative state of the sward affects its consumption primarily through changes of such elements in animal behaviour as grazing time and number and size of bites (Hodgson, 1982, 1985). Relativelyt much research has been done to investigate the response to the grazed sward of such ruminants as sheep, while the response of cattle, and particularly of dairy cows, has received much less attention (Arnold, 1981 ; Holmes, 1980). This paper presents results of investigations on the effect of sward botanical composition and herbage daily allowance on the quantity of herbage consumption and grazing behaviour of dairy cows. Experiments presented in this paper constitute a part of a long-term project on interrelationships between the sward and grazing animals.
