Feeding dairy cows with TMR and fresh pasture

What is it about?

We studied the response of dairy cows fed a total mixed ration (TMR), to the increase in the time of daily access to a high quality fresh forage, without offering TMR. We studied energy intake, nutrient digestion and rumen fermentation. There were no differences on nutrient digestion or utilization. However, we observed that cows with 4 h of access to fresh forage had an energy intake and balance similar to cows fed only a TMR, but 8 h of access reduced reduced energy intake

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