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Diet selection by cattle offered a choice between clean or slurry-contaminated swards: effects of application method and time since application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. A. Laws ,
A. J. Rook  and
B. F. Pain
J. A. Laws
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton Devon, EX20 2SB U.K.
A. J. Rook
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton Devon, EX20 2SB U.K.
B. F. Pain
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Okehampton Devon, EX20 2SB U.K.
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Slurry spreading is normally restricted to grassland designated for cutting because of a risk of rejection of contaminated herbage by grazing cattle. Spreading on both cut and grazed areas would allow greater flexibility in time and rate of application and reduce the risk of water pollution. Shallow injection, a technique in which slurry is pumped into slots cut into the sward to a depth of ca. 60mm, reduces herbage contamination so may allow earlier subsequent use for grazing without detriment to animal intake.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1995 , March 1995 , pp. 209
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1995

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