. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. 182 FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED Feeding alfalfa hay.âSince it is rich both in protein and in mineral matter, especially lime, which is needed in large amount in milk pro- duction, alfalfa hay is a most excellent feed for dairy cows. More- over, it is highly palatable and has a beneficial laxative effect. The statement sometimes made that alfalfa hay is equal to wheat bran for dairy cows is not t
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. 182 FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED Feeding alfalfa hay.âSince it is rich both in protein and in mineral matter, especially lime, which is needed in large amount in milk pro- duction, alfalfa hay is a most excellent feed for dairy cows. More- over, it is highly palatable and has a beneficial laxative effect. The statement sometimes made that alfalfa hay is equal to wheat bran for dairy cows is not true, however. It supplies only about nine-tenths as much digestible crude protein as bran, contains nearly 3 times as much fiber, and furnishes only 70 per ct. as much net energy. Altho much less concentrates are needed when alfalfa hay is fed than when a. ' lit**- '- â .--*f U^» 'f- Fig. 50.âCutting Alfalfa in a Western Irrigated District Wherever it thrives, the acreage of alfalfa is rapidly increasing, due to the large yield of excellent hay it produces. (From U. S. Reclamation Service.) roughage like timothy hay is used, all the concentrates in the ration cannot be replaced, even by this most valuable roughage, without reducing the milk yield of the cows. The fattening of cattle and sheep in the western states has been revolutionized by the use of alfalfa hay, due to the large and econom- ical gains secured when this protein-rich roughage is fed with the carbonaceous grains and perhaps silage or wet beet pulp. Breeding cattle and young stock wintered on alfalfa hay, preferably with silage in addition, will more than maintain their weight. For breeding ewes, alfalfa hay is equally satisfactory. Owing to the fondness of horses. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry, W. A. (William Arn
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