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Survival and Longevity of \u3ci\u3eOtiorhynchus Ligustici\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Alfalfa Hay Bales in Eastern Ontario [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The alfalfa snout beetle, Otiorhynchus ligustici, a pest of European origin, has recently spread into mainland Ontario. A two-year study showed that dispersing adults incorporated into bales of alfalfa during harvest can survive therein for up to 46 days
Bereza, K, Harcourt, D. G
core   +2 more sources

Optimizing water and phosphorus management to improve hay yield and water‐ and phosphorus‐use efficiency in alfalfa under drip irrigation

open access: yesFood Science & Nutrition, 2020
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important forage legume in arid areas, but limited water resources and low fertilizer utilization have restricted its agricultural development.
Qianbing Zhang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using a mixture of cottonseed hulls and cottonseed meal to replace alfalfa hay in diets for stressed feeder calves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
One 28-day receiving experiment was conducted using 625 exotic × British cross heifers to evaluate growth performance and morbidity on receiving diets that contained either alfalfa hay or a pellet composed of 65% cottonseed hulls and 35% cottonseed
Blasi, Dale A.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Effect of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) Hay Supplementation and Urea Molasses Block on Feed Intake, Digestibility, and Body Weight Change of Yearling Local Sheep Fed Grass Hay as Basal Diet

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hay and urea molasses block on feed intake, digestibility, and body weight change of yearling local sheep fed with grass hay as a basal diet.
Shambel Kiros Simone   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutritional Value of Sainfoin Hay Compared with Alfalfa Hay

open access: yesJournal of Dairy Science, 1981
Abstract Production of milk, solids-not-fat, fat-corrected milk, milk fat, and milk protein were lower for cows on sainfoin hay than for those fed alfalfa hay in two switch-back trials. Hay and grain consumption did not differ for cows receiving the different hays.
R.J. Parker, B.R. Moss
openaire   +1 more source

Reconstituted versus dry alfalfa hay in starter feed diets of Holstein dairy calves: Effects on feed intake, feeding and chewing behavior, feed preference, and health criteria.

open access: yesJournal of Dairy Science, 2019
We investigated the effect of reconstitution of alfalfa hay on feeding and chewing behavior, sorting activity, and health status using 20 neonate Holstein male calves (3 d of age; 40.3 ± 1.30 kg of body weight) that were assigned randomly to 2 treatments,
S. Kargar, M. Kanani
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fermentation Patterns, Methane Production and Microbial Population under In Vitro Conditions from Two Unconventional Feed Resources Incorporated in Ruminant Diets

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
In this study, four experimental treatments were evaluated: (T1) alfalfa hay + concentrate, (50:50%, DM); (T2) alfalfa hay + Leucaena leucocephala + concentrate, (30:20:50%, DM); (T3) alfalfa hay + prickly pear + concentrate, (30:20:50%, DM); and (T4 ...
Karina A. Araiza Ponce   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increasing roughage quality by using alfalfa hay as a substitute for concentrate mitigates CH4 emissions and urinary N and ammonia excretion from dry ewes

open access: yesJournal of animal physiology and animal nutrition, 2019
Twelve Hu sheep × thin‐tail Han crossbred dry ewes with an average body weight of 32.6 ± 0.68 kg and an age of 3 years were arranged in a 3 × 3 Latin square design, with each experimental period of 24 d to evaluate the effect of substituting alfalfa hay ...
Chunmei Wang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of Drying Method on Physical-Chemical Characteristics and Amino Acid Content of Tropical Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Hay for Poultry Feed

open access: yes, 2020
Alfalfa is an important source of inexpensive forage for poultry that has high nutritional and digestive value. Alfalfa can be dried to produce hay, although the drying method can affect the quality of the hay as forage.
B. Suwignyo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Alfalfa Production in Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2003
Alfalfa is a high-quality legume forage crop that is mainly used for hay or silage but can be green chopped or grazed in some situations. It can be utilized by horses, dairy, and beef cattle.
Carrol G. Chambliss
doaj   +5 more sources

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