Alfalfa-grass mixes increase forage quality to support high-producing dairy cows

dc.contributor.author	Tacoma-Fogal, Rink
dc.contributor.author	Cherney, Debbie
dc.contributor.author	Cherney, Jerry
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-10T17:22:50Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-10T17:22:50Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03
dc.description.abstract	Seeding alfalfa with a grass produces a mixed forage with higher neutral detergent fiber digestibility (NDFD), important for high-producing dairy cows. Meadow fescue (MF) grass varieties originated in Europe and North Africa and over the past decade our lab has been investigating opportunities to seed alfalfa with meadow fescue grass varieties to improve the quality of alfalfa-grass mixtures for high-producing dairy cows. Given its hardy nature, persistency during the harsh winters in the Northeast is not typically an issue. Relative competitiveness and qualities of varieties, however, is largely unknown in the region.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/112841
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Progressive Dairy	en_US
dc.subject	Manager	en_US
dc.subject	PRO-DAIRY	en_US
dc.subject	Forage	en_US
dc.subject	Nutrient	en_US
dc.subject	Dairy	en_US
dc.title	Alfalfa-grass mixes increase forage quality to support high-producing dairy cows	en_US
dc.type	article	en_US
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