Abstract
In two successive years 24 cows were used to compare the feeding value of three silages: low-moisture alfalfa-orchardgrass, low-moisture sorghum-sudangrass hybrid (Lindsey 77F), and corn. The switchback trial had three 28-day periods with individual feeding of silage ad libitum as the only source of forage and an 18% crude protein grain mixture at 1kg per 4kg of 4% fat-corrected milk.In both years cows consuming alfalfa-orchardgrass low-moisture silage produced more milk than cows fed either low moisture sorghum-sudangrass or corn silage. Dry matter intake was significantly (P<0.05) higher for cows fed alfalfa-orchardgrass. The dry matter intake and milk production for cows fed low-moisture sorghum-sudangrass silage was closely related to the stage of maturity at harvest.
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