The Intake, Digestibility, and Nutrient Deficiencies of Seven Southeastern Hays
Open Access
- 1 August 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Dairy Science Association in Journal of Dairy Science
- Vol. 36 (8) , 854-858
- https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(53)91572-0
Abstract
Six hays in popular use in the Piedmont region and 1 new hay recently developed for the climatic and soil conditions in the area were used in digestibility studies with 750-lb. Guernsey heifers, to determine the gross nutrient deficiencies of these roughages. The greatest need for improvement was found to be in the TDN content of the forages. Five of the hays were deficient in digestible crude protein. Improving the TDN content may adequately improve the crude protein content.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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