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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Reconstituted versus dry alfalfa hay in starter feed diets of Holstein dairy calves: Effects on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and metabolic indications of rumen development [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2019 We investigated the effect of reconstitution of alfalfa hay on starter feed intake, nutrient digestibility, growth performance, rumen fermentation, selected blood metabolites, and health criteria of dairy calves during the pre- and postweaning periods. A
S. Kargar, M. Kanani
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Comparison of Nutritional Components, Ruminal Degradation Characteristics and Feed Value from Different Cultivars of Alfalfa Hay. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary The nutrient contents and rumen degradation of alfalfa hay rely highly on cultivars and grown regions. Moreover, the evaluation of alfalfa hay with respect to nutritional components in conjunction with the selection of feed resources ...
Zhang X, Liu Y, Kong F, Wang W, Li S.
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Pelleted alfalfa hay: Baled and pelleted alfalfa hay in comparative trial with beef steers
California Agriculture, 1958 Pelleting alfalfa hay for livestock reduces the bulk and transforms the hay into a free flowing form like grain and cuts labor requirements for handling.
N Ittner, J Meyer, G Lofgreen
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Hay Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Alfalfa under Different Irrigation and Fungicide Regimes in a Semiarid Climate [PDF]
Water, 2020 Alfalfa is one of the most nutritive and high-yielding forage legumes planted in rotation with cereal crops across the United States. Under semiarid and arid climates with limited water resources, sustainable management of the available resources is ...
Koffi Djaman +3 more
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Partial substitution of alfalfa hay by Berberis vulgaris leaf modulated the growth performance, meat quality and antioxidant status of fattening lambs. [PDF]
Vet Med Sci, 2022 Seyedin SMV +3 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 The present study was intended to evaluate the effect of forage source (alfalfa hay; ALF vs. corn silage; CS) along with a supplemental fat source (soybean oil; SO vs.
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Effect of Alfalfa Hay and Starter Feeding Intervention on Gastrointestinal Microbial Community, Growth and Immune Performance of Yak Calves. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2020 The present study aims to evaluate the effects of different early weaning paradigms, which supplied with extra alfalfa hay, or starter feeding, or both alfalfa hay and starter feeding, along with the milk replacer, on the gastrointestinal microbial ...
Cui Z +9 more
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Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021 The aim of the study was to evaluate the replacement of alfalfa hay with Leucaena leucocephala leaves and prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) as an alternative forage, on gas and methane production, ruminal fermentation patterns and total amount of ...
JESUS BERNARDO PÁEZ LERMA +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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