Enhanced Intake and Production of Cows Offered Ensiled Alfalfa with Higher Neutral Detergent Fiber Digestibility
Open Access
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- Published by American Dairy Science Association in Journal of Dairy Science
- Vol. 79 (3), 418-428
- https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(96)76381-6
Abstract
The objective of this study was,to determine,the effect of forage fiber digestibility as part of a total mixed,diet on intake,and,production,of cows,with intakes that were likely limited by rumen fill, using treatments that were not confounded by fiber source, concentrate, or ratio of forage , time of feeding. ( Key words: fiber digestibility, intake, neutral deter- gent fiber, forage quality) Abbreviation key: HDF = high digestible fiber,Keywords
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