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A note on red clover silage for cattle finishing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

N. Day ,
R. D. Harkess  and
D. M. Harrison
N. Day
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
R. D. Harkess
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
D. M. Harrison
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
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Abstract

Trials were carried out over two winters to compare red clover and grass silage for cattle finishing.

The silages were mixed to give rations containing 0,25,50,75 or 100% red clover dry-matter and were offered ad libitum to individually fed British Friesian-type steers. Significant differences in dry-matter intake occurred but the effect of silage type on animal performance was not significant. Barley supplementation had a significant effect on both total dry-matter intake and daily live-weight gain.

Type
Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , February 1978 , pp. 97 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1978

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