Early-Vegetative Tall Fescue Hay vs Alfalfa Hay as a Supplement for Cattle Consuming Low-Quality Roughages

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1959-1966

  Horney, M R ^a,b   DelCurto, T ^a   Stamm, M M ^a,c   Bailey, R K ^a   Brandyberry, S D ^a,d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Farmland Industries Inc   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Alfalfa Hay; Beef Cattle; Supplementation; Tall Fescue Hay

Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DATA COLLECTION; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

EID: 0030208955     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7481959x     Document Type: Article

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