Abstract:Three experiments, each with six lactating Mehsana-Surti buffaloes, were conducted to investigate the effect of supplementary feeding of concentrates on intake of basal rations of berseem hay, maize silage or wheat straw and on the total intake of feeds in 3 x 3 latin square designs.In the berseem hay experiment, concentrate feeding at 16-8 or 26-1% of hay drymatter intake (DMI) resulted in a decrease of hay DMI by 0-77 and 0-65 kg/kg concentrate D.M., respectively. Intake of total digestible nutrients (TDN) a… Show more
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