Cattle
Argentina’s soybean meal: A threat or an opportunity in the sight?
While crushing in Argentina has stagnated over the last 15 years, the growing demand for soybean oil to produce hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in the United States is driving a significant expansion of its crushing capacity, resulting in a substantial increase in...
Production constraints and opportunities: A Delphi study within the Legume Translated consortium
Plant proteins in ruminant nutrition
Lucerne feed
Cows at feed
Cows
Red clover silage
Chemical composition Data in Table 1 show the important differences between typical red clover and perennial ryegrass silages based on observations made in the United Kingdom. The protein content of red clover is 35% higher than that of ryegrass and this allows...
High milk yields without soya? Yes we can.
Nutritional value of grain legumes
Protein solubility is not a reliable indicator of rumen degradability Proteins in less commonly used grain legumes, such as in pea and lupin, are highly soluble and so the in sacco (nylon bag) technique over-estimates protein degradability because protein...
Faba bean, grain pea, sweet lupin and soybean for feeding cattle
Nitrogen partitioning and isotopic fractionation in dairy cows consuming diets based on a range of contrasting forages
Effects of mixtures of red clover and maize silages on the partitioning of dietary nitrogen between milk and urine by dairy cows
Reducing concentrate supplementation in dairy cow diets while maintaining milk production with pea-wheat intercrops
Comparison of grass and legume silages for milk production. 1. Production responses with different levels of concentrate
Forage intake, meal patterns, and milk production of lactating dairy cows fed grass silage or pea-wheat bi-crop silages
Milk production from silage: comparison of grass, legume and maize silages and their mixtures
Feeding lucerne to dairy cows
Outcome The inclusion of lucerne in a grass or maize-based forage ration reduces the need for feeding high protein rapeseed and/or soybean meal to high-performance dairy cows. The beneficial effect depends on the protein content of the grass or maize silage...
Lucerne in north-western Europe
Outcome Lucerne is a high protein forage legume that has great potential as a forage feed for dairy and beef cattle and sheep. However, the combination of cool conditions and naturally acidic soils in the wetter parts of the British Isles is generally not...
White clover supported pasture-based systems in North-West Europe
This article is one out of 15 book chapters. All chapters of the book are available on the Hub. Humphreys, J., Phelan, P., Li, D., Burchill, W., Eriksen, J., Casey, I., Enriquez-Hidalgo, D. and Søegaard Karen (2017). White clover supported pasture-based systems in...
Feeding pea to dairy cows
Outcome Soya can be successfully substituted with peas in dairy cows without affecting milk output or compositional quality. However, this is highly dependent on stage of lactation and yield. Pea can be used as the sole protein source for herds with moderate milk...
Feeding faba bean to dairy cows
Outcome Soya can be substituted using faba bean in dairy cow rations without affecting milk output or compositional quality. Successful use of faba bean depends on the level of substitution and being able to balance rations to maintain rumen bypass protein...
Alternatives to soya for dairy cows
Outcome Soybean meal can be replaced as a concentrated protein source for dairy cows without compromising milk yield or quality. There may be economic benefits depending on the price of soya and other protein sources. Switching to other high-protein feed...