GRAZING DAIRY COWS WITH BREEDING EWES AS FOLLOWERS IN ALFAFA-ORCHARD SWARDS

Animal production in mixed grazing systems is more efficient than in single-species systems. The objective of this study was to assess intake and composition of the diet of cows grazing in swards of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) with orchard (Dactylis glomerata). 12 New-Zealand Holstein lactating cows w...

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Main Authors: J.D. Jiménez-Rosales, R.D. Améndola-Massiotti, I Vazquez-Hernández, M. Huerta-Bravo, J.A. Burgueño-Ferreira, P. Topete-Pelayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2014-08-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/2035