Culled sweet potato can effectively replace cassava chips for lactating dairy cows in tropical dairy production

Forage cactus as a substitute for ground corn in sugarcane-based diets for lactating dairy cows

Effects of feeding hybrid rye silage as a replacement for barley silage on feed intake, milk production, ruminal fermentation characteristics, and omasal nutrient flow in lactating Holstein dairy cows.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of feeding graded levels of hybrid rye silage (HRS) as a replacement for barley silage (BARS) on DMI, milk yield and composition, ruminal fermentation characteristics, omasal nutrient flow, total-tract nutrient digestibility, and nitrogen (N) utilization in dairy...

Impacts of mixed cactus pear-sorghum silages on nutrient intake, digestibility, and ruminal, ingestive, and productive parameters in lactating crossbred cows

This study aimed to evaluate diets with different inclusion levels of cactus pear in BRS 716 sorghum biomass silage for feeding lactating crossbred cows (approximately 80 days in milk, with an average initial body weight of 471.5 ± 52.8 kg). Ten lactating cows were assigned to two simultaneous 5 × 5 Latin squares o...

Effects of dietary biochar supplementation in dairy cows on milk composition, processing characteristics, and butter quality.

This study investigated the effects of dietary biochar supplementation on raw milk characteristics and butter quality in German Holstein cows. Thirty-nine cows were assigned to 3 dietary treatments containing 0.0, 0.5, or 1.0% biochar (dry matter basis, included as part of the total mixed ration); 11 pre-designated pri...

160. Effects of Replacing Corn Silage with Alternative Roughages in Grain-Based Diets Fed to Beef Steers.

Corn silage is the predominant roughage source for cattle operations around the U.S. However, alternatives, such as forage sorghum baleage and wheatlage, may benefit some producers. The objectives of this study were to investigate the impacts of replacing corn silage with forage sorghum baleage or wheatlage in grain-...

Production and chemical composition of milk from sheep supplemented with faba beans and sprouted barley

Sheep farming plays a vital role in Mediterranean rural economies, but its sustainability is threatened by the high cost of imported protein sources such as soybean meal. This study, carried out in an experimental farm in northeastern Algeria, evaluated locally available alternatives - faba beans and sprouted barley -...