Intake and digestibility by sheep, in situ disappearance in cannulated cows, and chemical composition of crabgrass hayed at two moisture concentrations and treated with a non-viable Lactobacillus–lactic acid additive

• Published in: Animal feed science and technology Vol. 186; no. 1-2; pp. 27 - 35
• Main Authors: Caldwell, J.D., Philipp, D., Coffey, K.P., Hardin, L.A., Bass, A.E., Young, A.N., Rhein, R.T., Coblentz, W.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.11.2013
• Subjects: Crabgrass; Forage chemical composition; Hay additive; Crabgrass; ADF; H; DM; HDD; Hay additive; L; CP; sa; Forage chemical composition; NDF; T; U; ADIN

Crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris [Retz.] Koel.) is a high-quality warm-season annual that can be used as hay, but field curing time may be lengthy compared with other forages. A 1.6-ha field of common crabgrass was divided into 12 plots (8.25m×50m) that were used in a randomized complete block design w...