CHANGES IN CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND THE LOSS OF NUTRIENTS IN TRIPODED AND SWATH-CURED HAY |
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| Authors: | J C Murdoch A S Foot M J Head Muriel C Holdsworth Zena D Hosking C Line |
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| Institution: | National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading |
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| Abstract: | The changes in chemical composition during haymaking, the loss of nutrients in the field and during storage, and the nutritive value of swath-cured and tripoded hay were compared. In good weather no advantage was gained by tripoding the hay. The nutritive value of the hays made by the two methods was similar and the loss of dry matter in the field slightly lower in the swath-cured hay. In a bad season, however, the nutrient loss in the swath-cured hay greatly exceeded that occurring in the tripoded hay and the starch equivalent, as shown by the results of digestibility trials, was markedly lower for the swath-cured. |
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