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Intake and milk production responses to legume silages offered to Holstein-Friesian cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

R. J. Dewhurst ,
D. W. R. Davies ,
W. J. Fisher ,
J. Bertilsson  and
R. J. Wilkins
R. J. Dewhurst
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, U.K.
D. W. R. Davies
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Trawsgoed Research Farm, Aberystwyth SY23 4LL, U.K.
W. J. Fisher
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Trawsgoed Research Farm, Aberystwyth SY23 4LL, U.K.
J. Bertilsson
Affiliation:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Kunsangen Research Center, Uppsala S-75323, Sweden
R. J. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Exeter EX20 2SB, U.K.
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Earlier work showed that red clover silage has considerable potential for milk production (e.g. Thomas et al., 1985), though low digestibility and difficulties ensiling clovers were seen as problems that needed to be addressed. Advances in legume breeding and conservation technology as well as a renewed emphasis on extensive organic production systems within Agenda 2000 meant that it was timely to reconsider the potential of legume silages for milk production.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 11
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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