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Milk production from dairy cows offered pea-wheat bi-crops containing different ratios of peas to wheat and harvested at two maturity stages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M.B. Salawu ,
A.T. Adesogan  and
R.J. Dewhurst
M.B. Salawu
Affiliation:
Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth SY23 3AL, UK
A.T. Adesogan
Affiliation:
Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth SY23 3AL, UK
R.J. Dewhurst
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, UK
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As more farmers try to improve the efficiency of their production systems by sourcing safer and cheaper dietary energy and protein from home grown feeds, the importance of cereal-legume bi-crops for winter-feeding of UK livestock may increase. However, little is known about the production, conservation, feeding value and animal performance from such bi-crops in the UK. This study measured the feed intake and milk production from dairy cows fed pea-wheat bi-crop silages.

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Poster Presentations
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 149
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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