Incorporating a Fresh Mixed Annual Ryegrass and Berseem Clover Forage Into the Winter Diet of Dairy Cows Resulted in Reduced Milk Yield, but Reduced Nitrogen Excretion and Reduced Methane Yield

Incorporating a Fresh Mixed Annual Ryegrass and Berseem Clover Forage Into the Winter Diet of Dairy Cows Resulted in Reduced Milk Yield, but Reduced Nitrogen Excretion and Reduced Methane Yield

The winter diet of dairy cows in Mediterranean climate regions is usually a total mixed ration with a base of conserved summer crops such as corn silage and alfalfa hay. However, there is increased labor and financial cost related to this kind of feeding, which could be reduced if fresh forages were...

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Main Authors: Daniel Enriquez-Hidalgo, Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Deirdre Hennessy, Paula Toro-Mujica, Shaun Richard Owen Williams, Fabiellen Cristina Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
mixed herbage
Trifolium alexandrinum
Lolium multiflorum
total mixed ration
dairy cattle
enteric methane
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.576944/full

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