High pasture allowance does not improve animal performance in supplemented dairy cows grazing alfalfa during autumn-winter

DANELON, J.L.; GAGGIOTTI, M.; GALLINO, R.; PALLADINO, R.A.

LIVESTOCK SCIENCE

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2015 vol. 178 p. 183 - 186

1871-1413

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of three alfalfa pasture herbage allowances on milk yield and composition during autumn-winter grazing season on early autumn calving dairy cows. Eighteen multiparous Holstein dairy cows were assigned to one of three treatments in a 3 × 3 Latin square design: low herbage allowance (14 kg DM/cow; LHA), medium herbage allowance (27 kg DM/cow; MHA) and high herbage allowance (41 kg DM/cow; HHA). Dry matter disappearance was lower at LHA although remained similar between MHA and HHA (P