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Effects of whole crop canola silage on Holstein dairy cow performance in early lactation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

A. Balakhial*
Affiliation:
Ferdowsy University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
A.A. Naserian
Affiliation:
Ferdowsy University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
A. Heravi Moussavi
Affiliation:
Ferdowsy University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
F. Eftekhar Shahrodi
Affiliation:
Ferdowsy University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
R. Valizadeh
Affiliation:
Ferdowsy University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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It is clear that providing sufficient fiber in dairy cattle diets has most positive effects on improvement of rumen ecosystem and feed intake efficiency. In semiarid countries such as Iran providing forage requirement of cattle is limited. So it is better to use plants with low water requirement, high growth rate and high forage yield per hectare. Canola (Brassica napus L.) recently has received consideration as a forage source for livestock (Lancaster et al., 1990). Canola is reasonably widely adapted and performs well in many areas of Iran. In addition to its low water requirements and high growth rate, its cultivation season is well matched with environmental condition in Iran. The main objective of this study was to evaluate effect of replacing maize silage with canola silage (as dry matter %) on Holstein dairy cow performance.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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References

Lancaster, L. L. and Hunt, C. W. 1990. Effects of rapeseed silage variety and dietary level on digestion and growth performance of beef steers. J. Animal Sci. 68: 3812–3820 CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed