Abstract
A digestion trial was conducted to determine the effect of method of processing supplemental alfalfa on the intake and utilization of dormant, bluestem-range forage. Supplement treatments were 1) control: no supplement; 2) ground and pelleted, suncured alfalfa; 3) ground and pelleted dehydrated alfalfa; and 4) longstem alfalfa hay. Bluestem forage intake (% BW), diet digestibility, and ruminal dry matter fill 4 hours after feeding were increased (P<.10) when supplemental alfalfa was fed, compared with no supplementation. Little difference was evident among different forms of supplemental alfalfa for most of the forage utilization characteristics measured. However, a weak trend (P=.18) was observed for increased intake of bluestem forage by the steers supplemented with dehydrated alfalfa pellets compared with suncured alfalfa pellets.
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1993, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 93-318-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 678, Beef, Supplements, Intake, Crude protein flow, Dormant range, Alfalfa
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Lintzenich, B., Cochran, R., Vanzant, E., Beaty, J., Brandt, R. T., Jr., Nagaraja, T. G. & St. Jean, G., (1993) “Influence of method of processing supplemental alfalfa on intake and utilization of dormant, bluestem-range forage by beef steers”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 57-58. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2119
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