Effect of pre-grazing herbage mass on dairy cow performance, grass dry matter production and output from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) pastures

A grazing study was undertaken to examine the effect of maintaining three levels of pre-grazing herbage mass (HM) on dairy cow performance, grass dry matter (DM) production and output from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) pastures. Cows were randomly assigned to one of three pre-grazing HM tre...

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Published in:	Animal
Main Authors:	C.M. Wims, L. Delaby, T.M. Boland, M. O’Donovan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-01-01
Subjects:	grazing management dairy cow pasture intake milk yield perennial ryegrass
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113001973