Effects of Dietary Forage Source and Amount of Forage Addition on Intake, Milk Yield, and Digestion for Lactating Dairy Cows

• Published in: Journal of dairy science Vol. 80; no. 8; pp. 1656 - 1665
• Main Authors: West, J.W., Hill, G.M., Gates, R.N., Mullinix, B.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Savoy, IL Elsevier Inc 01.08.1997; Am Dairy Sci Assoc; American Dairy Science Association
• Subjects: Animal Feed; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animal productions; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Cattle - physiology; Dietary Fiber - administration & dosage; Digestion; Eating; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; forage; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastrointestinal Transit; intake; Lactation; Medicago sativa; Milk - chemistry; Milk Proteins - analysis; neutral detergent fiber; Poaceae; Silage; Terrestrial animal productions; Vertebrates; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Zea mays; HHD; lactation; forage; LHD; TP; intake; AHD; NDFI; SP; neutral detergent fiber; BHD; Lactation; Diet; Animal feeding; Food intake; Dairy cattle; Production; Fodder; Female; Cow milk; Digestion; Feed; Digestibility

Lactating cows were used to determine the effects of increasing forage content from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hay or Tifton 85 bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.) hay on dry matter intake (DMI), milk yield, and nutrient digestion. Forage proportions and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content of diets were...