Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: Virkajärvi P., Rinne M., Mononen J., Niskanen O., Järvenranta K. and Sairanen A. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper In Finland milk and beef contribute 50% of the agricultural gross return. The growing season is short, 125-180 days, and therefore the indoor period plays a major role relative to the …
Models for predicting effects of management factors on per-cow and per-hectare pasture intake by grazing dairy cows
Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: Delagarde R., Delaby L., Peyraud J.L. and Faverdin P. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper Robust modelling of pasture herbage intake by grazing dairy cows under a wide range of grazing and supplementary feeding strategies allows the better combination of high rates of pasture utilization and nutrition management in dairy …
Herbage and milk production from a grass-only sward and grass-white clover swards in an intensive grass-based system
Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: Egan M.J., Lynch M.B. and Hennessy D. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper White clover (Trifolium repens L.; clover) can increase the sustainability of grass-based dairy systems and has the potential to increase milk production. This experiment compared milk production from a perennial ryegrass (PRG) sward receiving 250 kg N …
Current state of the feeding systems on dairy farms in the Principality of Asturias (Spain)
Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: Jiménez-Calderón J.D., Santiago C., Martínez-Fernández A. and Vicente F. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper Nowadays, a wide range of dairy farms coexist: from family farms to large-scale dairy farms. In order to determine the feeding systems of the dairy farms in Asturias (Spain), a sample of close to 2% …
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Duration is important in the effect of pasture allowance restriction on subsequent milk production, in early lactation
Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: Kennedy E., Delaby L., Horan B., Roche J. and Lewis E. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper In pasture-based dairy systems, feed supply can be limited in early spring due to inadequate pasture growth. The objective of this experiment was to investigate if different pasture allowances offered to early lactation …
The amount of maize in the feed ration influences milk composition in Northern Spain
Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: Santiago C., Jiménez-Calderón J.D., González A., Vicente F. and Martínez-Fernández A. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper The oceanic climate conditions of Asturias (Spain) are favourable for grass and pasture production. However, the use of concentrates in dairy-cow diets has increased in the last decades. The aim was to study …
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The effect of tetraploid and diploid perennial ryegrass swards sown with and without clover on milk and herbage production
Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: McCarthy B., Dineen M., Guy C., Coughlan F. and Gilliland T. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper An experiment to investigate the impact of tetraploid and diploid perennial ryegrass swards sown with and without white clover on the productivity of spring milk production systems was established in 2012 (75%) and …
Partial replacement of grass silage with faba bean whole-crop silage in the diet of dairy cows
Bijeenkomst: EGF2015 Auteur: Lamminen M., Kokkonen T., Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau A., Termonen T., Vanhatalo A. and Jaakkola S. ISBN: 978-9090-289-61-8 Jaar van uitgifte: 2015 Producttype: Paper Grain legumes are an interesting alternative to grass as cattle forage owing to their nitrogen fixing ability and high biomass production. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect …