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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"herbage quality"”.
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Forage Quality of "Matua" Prairie Grass
Research on the nutritive quality of Matua grass (Bromus willdenowii) is limited in south central Kentucky-Due to the hot summers, mild winters and a 200-day long growing season in Kentucky, herbage quality as well as management practices may differ from those reported in research from other …
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The effect of altering autumn grazing management on sward structural characteristics, morphology and nutritive value
… management practices to increase the amount of herbage available on farm can help extend the grazing season, improve herbage utilization and, in turn, improve the sustainability and efficiency of pasture based dairy systems. Extended grazing happens at two pivotal time points - autumn and …
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Grazing management strategies of diverse pastures on irrigated dairy farm systems : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
Strategies to increase herbage dry matter (DM) production and quality while reducing environmental impacts are sought for dairy farming systems. Two strategies to improve DM production and quality are grazing management and the choice of forage species mixture. While grazing management rules are …
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Nutritional constraints to lamb growth at pasture
… the range commonly observed in animals consuming herbage diets. The retention time of digesta in the rumen (RT) is an important aspect of intake regulation. Two techniques were identified as having potential for the estimation of RT in grazing animals, and these were evaluated in early weaned …