IN-SITU DEGRADABILITIES OF FORAGES SELECTED AND NOT SELECTED BY GRAZING CATTLE

Authors
OKINE EK CASKEY B CORBETT R BERG B GOONEWARDENE LA
Citation
Ek. Okine et al., IN-SITU DEGRADABILITIES OF FORAGES SELECTED AND NOT SELECTED BY GRAZING CATTLE, Canadian journal of animal science, 76(3), 1996, pp. 459-461
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Canadian journal of animal science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00083984
Volume
76
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
459 - 461
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-3984(1996)76:3<459:IDOFSA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The degradation properties of forages may affect the selective grazing behaviour of cattle. Differences in ruminal degradation characteristi cs were observed between samples of a 50:50 alfalfa:bromegrass mixture which were sampled from selected and not selected portions of the sam e pasture by grazing cattle. Fraction A and rate of degradation of fra ction B were higher for forages from selected than from non-selected p ortions of the pasture.