Planting from vegetative material - cgiar
Planting from vegetative material - cgiar
Planting from vegetative material - cgiar
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you will get . . .<br />
Feed quality<br />
Digestibility of feed<br />
Breakdown rate<br />
in the rumen<br />
Daily DM feed intake<br />
as % of body weight<br />
which will give . . .<br />
The relationship between forage quality and animal production<br />
If you feed your animals forages that are<br />
mainly old grass<br />
(leaf and stem)<br />
low<br />
low<br />
slow<br />
less than 1.5%<br />
POOR<br />
animal production<br />
mainly young grass<br />
(leaf and stem)<br />
medium<br />
moderate<br />
moderate<br />
1.5% - 2.5%<br />
MODERATE<br />
animal production<br />
mainly young grass<br />
and legume<br />
(leaves only)<br />
high<br />
high<br />
fast<br />
2.5% - 3.5%<br />
GOOD<br />
animal production<br />
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