Pre-Grazing Herbage Mass Affects Grazing Behavior, Herbage Disappearance, and the Residual Nutritive Value of a Pasture during the First Grazing Session

During the first hours after the allocation of a grazing strip (first grazing session, GS), dairy cows eat most of the daily dry matter (DM) available. There are few studies that analyze how the grazing-down process changes the characteristics of the pasture during the first GS. The objective of thi...

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Main Authors: Luis F. Piña, Oscar A. Balocchi, Juan Pablo Keim, Rubén G. Pulido, Felipe Rosas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/212