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The effect of extending the grazing season in early spring on dairy cow performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

H.J. Sayers  and
C.S. Mayne
H.J. Sayers
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down BT26 6DR, Northern Ireland
C.S. Mayne
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down BT26 6DR, Northern Ireland
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Previous studies (Mayne and Laidlaw 1995) have shown that early turnout of dairy cows to spring pasture for a few hours per day (extended grazing) reduces silage intake and increases animal performance relative to that of animals retained indoors. The objective of the present study was to assess the effects of grazing severity and/or degree of silage restriction during the indoor feeding period on the response to extended grazing.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 50
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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Mayne, C.S. and Laidlaw, A.S. 1995. Extending the grazing season - a research review. In: Proceedings British Grassland Society Discussion Meeting “Extending the Grazing Season”, Reaseheath College, 27 April 1995.Google Scholar