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Dietary preference of dairy cows grazing grass and clover

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

S.M. Rutter ,
R.J. Orr ,
P.D. Penning ,
N.H. Yarrow ,
R.A. Champion  and
L.D. Atkinson
S.M. Rutter
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
R.J. Orr
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
P.D. Penning
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
N.H. Yarrow
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
R.A. Champion
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
L.D. Atkinson
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, United Kingdom
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The development of grazing management strategies to optimise nutrient intake from grazed herbage requires an understanding of the factors influencing the dietary preference of grazing domestic ruminants. Although there has been considerable progress in understanding the factors influencing the dietary preference of grazing sheep, there has been comparatively little research with lactating dairy cows (Rutter et al., 1997). The aim of the experiment reported here was to study the dietary preference of lactating dairy cows grazing grass and clover.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 51
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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