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The Effect of moving onto silage aftermath in mid-season on the intake and performance of young growing cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

S C Wilkinson  and
C K Mackie
S C Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Department of Grassland Science and Management, North of Scotland College of Agriculture , 581 King Street Aberdeen AB9 1UD
C K Mackie
Affiliation:
Department of Grassland Science and Management, North of Scotland College of Agriculture , 581 King Street Aberdeen AB9 1UD
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Moving onto silage aftermath is an integral part of the 1.2.3 grazing system. In this system two thirds of the grass area are conserved for first cut silage while the other third is grazed. Between first and second silage cuts the silage aftermath is grazed while the original grazing area is closed for silage. After the second silage cut the whole area is grazed. In this trial the contribution of silage aftermath to the system was investigated by comparing the intake and performance of young cattle moved onto aftermath in raid-season with that of similar animals grazing the same sward continuously.

Thirty-two Hereford x Friesian and thirty-two Limousin x Friesian steers (mean liveweight 193 ± 16.8 kg) were allocated to either Treatment C, grazed continuously on the same sward throughout the experiment or Treatment S where the animals were turned onto silage aftermath in mid-season. Treatments were replicated twice and balanced for breed and liveweight of animals.

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Prediction and Measurement of Intake by Cattle
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1989 , March 1989 , pp. 78
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1989

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