Grass and Forage Science · 1966 · 77 citations · 18 references
AgricultureAnimal SciencesDairy ScienceAnimal NutritionLivestock ProductionRuminant NutritionDairy Cattle NutritionDairy Cow NutritionDry Matter IntakeLivestock NutritionRumen NutritionSmall Ruminant NutritionDry Cow NutritionDry Matter ContentGrazing NutritionRumen Feed EfficiencyRuminant Intake EstimationSilage CompositionSilage IntakeSilage Nutrition
Three comparisons were made, with non‐lactating fistulated cows, of the voluntary intake of silage and hay prepared from similar herbage. On average 28% more dry matter was eaten as hay than as silage. Silage and hay had similar digestibilities, but silage residues tended to remain in the gut longer than those of hay. The amount of digesta in the reticulo‐rumen immediately after a meal ad lib . was greater with hay than with silage. The cows spent longer eating and ruminating per kg dry matter of silage than of hay. The results are discussed in relation to possible factors determining the voluntary intake of silage.
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Factors Affecting the Utilization of Food by Dairy Cows
C. C. Balch · British Journal Of Nutrition · 1950 · 317 citations · Full text
Factors affecting the voluntary intake of food by cows
M. Freer, R. C. Campling · British Journal Of Nutrition · 1965 · 304 citations · Full text