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11132858

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
Six Holstein cows in early lactation were used in a double 3 x 3 Latin square design to determine the effects of feeding diets with pea silage, relative to barley silage, or alfalfa silage. Cows were fed rations formulated to contain 50:50 forage:concentrate ratio. Two ruminally fistulated cows were used in a randomized complete block design to determine ruminal nutrient degradability for pea silage relative to barley and alfalfa silages. Pea silage contained lower neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber, and starch concentrations but higher crude protein than barley silage. Compared with alfalfa silage, pea silage had higher starch and NDF but lower crude protein content. Pea and alfalfa silage had similar effective ruminal degradability of dry matter, which was higher than that of barley silage. The rate of degradation and effective ruminal degradability of NDF was highest for alfalfa silage, intermediate for pea silage and lowest for barley silage. Results of the lactation trial showed that dry matter intake and milk yield were not affected by forage source. Milk composition was similar for cows fed pea or barley silage; however, cows fed pea silage produced milk with a higher fat and a lower protein percentage than those fed the alfalfa silage. Pea silage can replace barley or alfalfa silage as a forage source for dairy cows in early lactation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-0302
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2859-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of pea, barley, and alfalfa silage on ruminal nutrient degradability and performance of dairy cows.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada. Mustafa@macdonald.mcgill.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial