Effect of maturity at harvest of small-grain grasses on the nutritional composition of forage and ration formulation

ABSTRACT: We hypothesized that, relative to harvesting small-grain grasses at the soft dough stage (SFT) of maturity, harvesting small-grain grasses at the boot stage (BT) of maturity would result in less expensive dairy rations when commodity prices are high but not when commodity prices are low. S...

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Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	G. Ferreira, C.L. Teets, H. Galyon, A.L. Cappellina, M.E. Schultz, K.M. Payne, S. Stewart, W.E. Thomason
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-05-01
Subjects:	small grains small-grain silage boot stage soft-dough stage
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030225001560