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The effect of fodder beet inclusion on milk production and nitrogen and energy utilization of grass silage based diets by lactating dairy cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D.G. McIlmoyle ,
D.C. Patterson  and
D.J. Kilpatrick
D.G. McIlmoyle
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, Northern Ireland
D.C. Patterson
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, Northern Ireland
D.J. Kilpatrick
Affiliation:
Biometrics Division, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland
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In a previous experiment with dairy cows at this Institute, in which fodder beet was included as a third component of the diet along with grass silage and concentrate, fodder beet considerably increased metabolisable energy intake (MEI), but there was little effect on milk yield (unpublished data). The main objectives of the present study were to examine the effects of including fodder beet versus concentrate in a grass silage diet, on milk production, digestibility of nutrients and the utilization of nitrogen (N) and energy at equal ME intake in lactating dairy cattle.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 5
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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