Symposium on Forage Utilization: Nutritive Value of Forage as Affected by Physical Form. Part I. General Principles Involved with Ruminants and Effect of Feeding Pelleted or Wafered Forage to Dairy Cattle

Abstract

Effects of Pelleting Compared to Chopped or Long Forage Feeding Pellets and Wafers to Dairy Animals Compared to Chopped or Long Forage Pelleting an all hay ration results in an increased intake of dry matter and increased milk production. Addition of concentrates to the pellets or feeding concentrates with the pelleted forage causes the differences in milk production to disappear. The feeding of ground or pelleted forage results in a decrease in fat percent of the milk probably related to a lower proportion acetate to propionate in the rumen. Feeding pelleted forage to dairy calves increases dry matter intake and rate of growth. There is a lack of agreement in the literature on the effects of feeding wafers. Copyright © 1964. American Society of Animal Science . Copyright 1964 by American Society of Animal Science