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A modelling investigation of the supplementation of sugarcane with leucaena for milk production by Holstein x Zebu cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J. Dijkstra ,
J. France ,
A. Bannink  and
A.G. Assis
J. Dijkstra
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
J. France
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
A. Bannink
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
A.G. Assis
Affiliation:
National Dairy Cattle Research Centre, EMBRAPA, Rodovia MG 133, Km 42, 36.155-000 Coronel Pacheco, Brazil
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In a number of tropical countries, sugarcane is a readily available forage for dairy cattle. However, milk production with unsupplemented sugarcane is generally low, and animal performance can improve when supplements are added to the diet (Preston and Leng, 1980). Leguminous trees and bushes potentially provide a cheap supplementary source of nutrients. A simple mechanistic model of digestion of sugarcane in cattle has been constructed to assist in the search for suitable supplements (Dijkstra et al., 1996). The aim of the present paper is to investigate the optimum supplementation levels of Leucaena leucophala for milk production on sugarcane based diets, using this model.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 91
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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Dijkstra, J., France, J., Neal, H.D.St.C, Assis, A.G., Aroeira, L.J.M. and Campos, O.F. 1996. Simulation of digestion in cattle fed sugarcane: model development. Journal of Agricultural Science (in press).10.1017/S0021859600078011CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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