Forage intake, meal patterns, and milk production of lactating dairy cows fed grass silage or pea-wheat bi-crop silages
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This study investigated the feed intake, milk production, and plasma nutrient status in dairy cows fed inter-cropped pea-wheat (bi-crop) silages comprised of contrasting ratios of pea to wheat. Spring peas (cv. Magnus) and wheat (cv. Axona) sown at either high (75:25) or low (25:75) pea inclusion rates were harvested after 13 (Cut 1) or 15 (Cut 2) wk. Eighteen Holstein-Friesian cows between wk 9 and 10 of lactation were used in a cyclical changeover design with three 28-d periods. Cows were fed the bi-crop silages and 6 kg of concentrates or second-cut grass silage supplemented with 6 (GS6) or 9 (GS9) kg/d of concentrates. Forage intakes were higher when bi-crops were fed (10.3 to 11.4 kg dry matter [DM]/d) than when grass silage was fed (8.6 kg DM/d). Total DM intake was similar among cows fed the bi-crop silages and GS9 diets, but intakes for GS6 were at least 1.7 kg DM/d lower. Increasing the pea inclusion rate increased the crude protein (CP) content of the ration, but it did not enhance forage quality or animal performance. The rate of intake of the different forages was similar, so that the higher intakes of bi-crop silages were associated with more time spent at the feedbunk and an increased number of meals. Diet digestibility ranged from 531 to 650 g/kg, and the highest value was given by the Cut 1 bi-crop silage diet. Milk yield tended to be similar for cows fed the Cut 2 bi-crop and GS9 diets, and these values were at least 1.7 kg higher than those for cows fed on other treatments. Generally, the bi-crop diets resulted in higher milk fat contents and lower polyunsaturated fatty acid contents. Milk protein content was highest for cows fed the GS9 diet. Blood metabolite content was unaffected by treatment except for blood urea nitrogen content, which was higher in cows fed the bi-crop silages, reflecting reduced N-use efficiency with these diets. The study showed that pea-wheat bi-crop silages can be used to replace moderate-quality grass silage in dairy cow rations, but their role as alternatives to high-quality forages requires additional investigation.
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High-quality silage feed promotes the health of lactating cows and increases milk production.
“High-quality silage feed has been reported to promote the health of lactating cows and increase milk production [21,22].”
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The Conclusions (page unavailable) report 1–2.6 kg more milk from cows fed pea-wheat bi-crop silages than from cows fed moderate-quality grass silage at similar concentrate supplementation. The paper does not establish that high-quality silage promotes cow health; its Plasma Metabolites section (page unavailable) reports no treatment effect on most measured blood constituents and higher blood urea with the bi-crop diets. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Salawu, M. B., Adesogan, A. T., & Dewhurst, R. J.
- Affiliations
- Aberystwyth University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Adesogan, A.T.
- Venue
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Publisher
- American Dairy Science Association
- Published
- 2002-11
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 3035-3044
- ISSN
- 0022-0302 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2119363350
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Dairy Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Milk Development Council
- Aberystwyth University
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Keywords
- dairy cattle, lactation, forage intake, meal patterns, milk production, milk fat, polyunsaturated fatty acids, milk protein, blood urea nitrogen, nitrogen use efficiency, grass silage, crude protein, diet digestibility, Holstein cows, intercropping, concentrate supplementation, forage quality
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Blood Urea Nitrogen, Cattle, Dietary Proteins, Digestion, Eating, Fats, Female, Poaceae, Lactation, Milk, Milk Proteins, Silage, Triticum, Pisum sativum, Cross-Over Studies
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