Organic dairy research: Breed, forage type & feed efficiency
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June 21, 2022

Organic dairy research: Breed, forage type & feed efficiency

In a recent eOrganic webinar, Utah State graduate student Michael Greenland presented research which was designed to explore how dairy breed might interact with forage type. Previous studies at the university had shown that Jersey heifers have increased dry matter intake (DMI) when grazing pastures where grass was mixed with bird’s-foot trefoil (BFT),

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