Publication Date
1997
Description
In order to determine the relationship of grazing conditions to annual changes of sward characteristics and herbage utilization in the snowy, cold region in Japan, the data for pasture utilization of dairy cows under a time-restricted grazing on Experimental Farm, Hokkaido University, from 1984 to 1992 were used for analyses. An annual herbage utilization did not always decrease though legume crown coverage declined gradually with advancing years after swardestablishment. The annual herbage utilization (tDM/ha, Y) increased with increasing the stocking rate (cow-hr/ha, X) (Y=0.00136X-0.685, r=0.752**).
Citation
Nakatsuji, H; Nonaka, I; Kondo, S; and Okubo, M, "The Relationship of Grazing Conditions to Annual Changes of Sward Characteristics and Herbage Utilization by Lactating Dairy Cows in the Snowy, Cold Region in Japan" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 8.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session29/8
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The Relationship of Grazing Conditions to Annual Changes of Sward Characteristics and Herbage Utilization by Lactating Dairy Cows in the Snowy, Cold Region in Japan
In order to determine the relationship of grazing conditions to annual changes of sward characteristics and herbage utilization in the snowy, cold region in Japan, the data for pasture utilization of dairy cows under a time-restricted grazing on Experimental Farm, Hokkaido University, from 1984 to 1992 were used for analyses. An annual herbage utilization did not always decrease though legume crown coverage declined gradually with advancing years after swardestablishment. The annual herbage utilization (tDM/ha, Y) increased with increasing the stocking rate (cow-hr/ha, X) (Y=0.00136X-0.685, r=0.752**).
