Dry-matter intake and live-weight gain of cattle and sheep offered different grass varieties with and without clover
- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Animal Science
- Vol. 11 (1), 19-28
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s000335610002657x
Abstract
SUMMARY A series of animal feeding trials was designed to determine differences between grasses in dry-matter intake and animal live-weight gain, with a view to indicating better selection criteria for improving the feeding value of herbage. Wide differences were demonstrated in feed intake and live-weight gain between single-variety grass feeds at similar levels of digestibility. S.37 cocksfoot gave consistently good and S.51 timothy, consistently poor responses. Supplementation of grass feeds with red clover frequently resulted in marked improvement in feed intake and animal performance.Keywords
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