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Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2021 . This study was performed to investigate the effect of replacing alfalfa hay by L. leucocephala leaves in proportions of 25, 50 and 100% on in vitro gas production (GP) parameter, digestibility and in situ degradability in buffalo.
Tahereh Mohammadabadi +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 We previously reported that feeding Se-biofortified alfalfa hay to weaned beef calves in a preconditioning program decreases morbidity and mortality during the feedlot period.
Jean A Hall +7 more
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Carbohydrate and lipid spectroscopic molecular structures of different alfalfa hay and their relationship with nutrient availability in ruminants [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2017 Objective This study was conducted to determine molecular structures related to carbohydrates and lipid in alfalfa hay cut at early bud, late bud and early flower and in the afternoon and next morning using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT/IR)
Mojtaba Yari +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Oat hay and alfalfa hay are important roughage resources in livestock production. However, the effect of the mixture of oat hay and alfalfa hay on the meat quality of Albas goats is unclear.
Yukun Sun +5 more
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Weaned beef calves fed selenium-biofortified alfalfa hay have an enriched nasal microbiota compared with healthy controls. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Selenium (Se) is an essential trace mineral important for immune function and overall health of cattle. The nasopharyngeal microbiota in cattle plays an important role in overall respiratory health, especially when stresses associated with weaning ...
Jean A Hall +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2016 Forty male Naemi lambs were used to evaluate the effect of total mixed rations (TMR) alone or in combination with supplementation of alfalfa hay offered at different schedules on growth, carcass characteristics, and meat quality.
Ibrahim A. Alhidary +6 more
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Animals, 2019 This study aimed to investigate the effects of different forage ratios of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa) on in vitro rumen degradation and fermentation characteristics.
Zhulin Xue +7 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 This trial was designed to investigate the effects of industrial hemp ethanol extraction byproduct (IHEEB) and Chinese wildrye hay (CWH) replacement of alfalfa hay (AH) on digestibility, and lactation performance, plasma metabolites, ruminal fermentation,
Yiqiang Wang +8 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 This study aimed to investigate the effects of replacing alfalfa with native grass on growth performance, meat quality, and rumen microbiota of lambs. Forty-five 6-month-old Ujimqin lambs with live body weight (BW) of 29.50 ± 0.26 kg were used for the ...
S. Du +5 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 Dietary supplementation of alfalfa hay or calf starter during the preweaning period was beneficial to the gastrointestinal development in dairy calves and lambs.
Shengru Wu +6 more
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