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Chemical composition, organic matter degradation and metabolisable energy of three non-cultivated pastures located in the central plateau of Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

AA Rayas-Amor ,
P Dorward ,
T Rehman ,
F L Mould  and
O A Castelan-Ortega
AA Rayas-Amor*
Affiliation:
University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Agropecuarias (CICAUAEMEX), Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
P Dorward
Affiliation:
University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
T Rehman
Affiliation:
University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
F L Mould
Affiliation:
University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
O A Castelan-Ortega
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Agropecuarias (CICAUAEMEX), Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
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Approximately 80% of all production costs are related to the purchase of forages and other feeds in dairy enterprises in Mexico. Resource poor, smallholder (campesino) systems are heavily reliant on the use of maize stover, noncultivated/cultivated grass species and weeds to feed their dairy cattle, thus a nutritional understanding of local forage resources would be of considerable economic benefit. The objective of this study was to determine the nutritive value of non-cultivated pastures (NcP) during one productive year.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 169
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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