Variation in Ruminant Preference for Alfalfa Hays Cut at Sunup and Sundown1

Diurnal variation in the concentration of total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC) occurs in plants as a result of photosynthesis. Ruminants have been shown to prefer tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreber) hays cut in the afternoon but the effect of morning vs. evening cutting had not been tested...

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Veröffentlicht in:Crop science 2002-01, Vol.42 (1), p.231-237
Hauptverfasser: Fisher, Dwight S., Mayland, Henry F., Burns, Joseph C.
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Sprache:eng
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