this study was carried out to assess the effects of alfalfa hay level and replacing corn grain by other grains in starter on daily feed intake, average daily gain (adg) and feed efficiency (fe) of pre and post-weaning dairy calves during the pre and post-weaning periods. for this purpose, a database meta-analysis used in the present study. statistical analyses were performed using proc mixed in...

this study was conducted to determine nutritive value of common animal feed sources in east azerbaijan province including second cutting of alfalfa hay ( n=35) and wheat straw (n=26). chemical composition and mineral contents of alfalfa hay and wheat straw were determined according to standard methods. then the average chemical compositions of these samples were compared with those of the gilan...

A five-year experiment evaluated the effects of sod-seeding sainfoin and cicer milkvetch into monoculture grass (Lanigan, SK) or legume (Lethbridge, AB) stands on pasture productivity, steer performance, economics. At Lanigan, decreased (treatment × year P = 0.01) from 13% in yr 1 to 2% 2 (% plant population) did not differ thereafter, while milkvetch, maintained a proportion 16% stand. Forage ...

This study was carried out in the central county of Ağrı Province order to reveal cattle feeding habits breeders. For this purpose, data were obtained by conducting a face-to-face survey with 400 dairy owners enterprises county. According results from study, it determined that 91.5% breeders produced their forage crops. It also found barley, alfalfa, and sainfoin most plants these enterprises. ...

the growing demand for animal products has made importance of the utilization of biotechnological techniques in improvement of forage crops such as sainfoin. in this research, the effects of different levels of auxin (naa and iba) and cytokinin (bap, zeatin and tdz) on in vitro growth response of shoot apex explants of shahrkord and khansar cultivars of sainfoin were investigated. for this, sho...