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The effect of late nitrogenous top-dressing on the digestibility of hay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. S. Ferguson
W. S. Ferguson
Affiliation:
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berks
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Summary

Comparative digestibility trials have been carried out on hays top-dressed with nitrogenous fertilizers 8–13 days before cutting and on similar hays which were not top-dressed.

The top-dressing resulted in an increase of 2·0% crude protein and 1·2% true protein.

The digestibility of the protein was significantly higher in the top-dressed hays and no other constituents were affected.

The protein equivalents in hay dry matter were increased from 4·4 to 6·0% by the top-dressing.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , January 1948 , pp. 33 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1948

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