Maize silage for milk production - Part 2: Effect of concentrate quality and quantity fed withmaize silage based forages on milk production

Fitzgerald, J.J.; Murphy, J.J.; Culleton, Noel

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Maize silage for milk production - Part 2: Effect of concentrate quality and quantity fed withmaize silage based forages on milk production

Fitzgerald, J.J.; Murphy, J.J.; Culleton, Noel

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Maize silage, concentrate supplementation, Milk production

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1998-11-01

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Fitzgerald, J.J., Murphy, J.J., Culleton, N., Maize silage for milk production - Part 2: Milk Production, End of Project Reports, Teagasc, 1998.

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In some of the studies outlined in Part 1 of this report, mixed forages containing grass silage and a high proportion (60%) of maize silages varying in maturity and starch content were supplemented with concentrates at different levels to compare the response in milk production with a maize silage based forage and with good quality grass silage as the sole forage. The most suitable type of energy ingredient in the concentrate, i.e. high starch or low starch, high fibre ingredients, as supplements to maize silage based forages or grass silage was investigated. A range of levels of crude protein in the concentrate were examined in one study to determine the optimum level of crude protein in the supplement for maize silage based forages compared with grass silage.

Maize silage for milk production - Part 2: Effect of concentrate quality and quantity fed withmaize silage based forages on milk production

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