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Effect of barley preservation method on milk production and milk quality in organic farming

Adler, Steffen A. and Randby, Åshild T. (2005) Effect of barley preservation method on milk production and milk quality in organic farming. In: NJF-Seminar 369, Organic farming for a new millenium -status and future challenges, Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF), Section I: Soil, Water and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1 (1), p. 250.

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Summary

The effect of dried vs. ensiled barley (cv. Arve) on feed intake, milk yield and quality in organic production was tested in two experiments in Northern Norway.
In the first experiment, two groups were given either 40% or 10% concentrated feed (barley) per cow and year, calculated on energy basis. Grass silage was fed ad. lib. Both drying and ensiling preserved barley properly and resulted in approximately the same feed intake and milk production. Cows in the group with 10% barley had lower milk protein concentration than cows in the group with 40% barley. The palatability of barley was in general low, and several cows refused parts of their allowances throughout the experiment.
The second experiment had a cross over design with three treatments. The trial was designed to evaluate the effect of preservation method for barley on sensoric milk quality. The cows were fed well-preserved grass silage ad lib. and supplemented with 5.8 kg DM of either dried barley, barley ensiled with molasses, or barley ensiled with a propionic acid-containing additive. All types of barley were well preserved and no negative effect of ensiled barley was observed.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Poster
Keywords:Dairy, preservation method, dried barley, ensiled barley, milk quality, NORTHDAIRY
Subjects: Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Crop husbandry > Post harvest management and techniques
Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth
Research affiliation: Norway > Planteforsk - The Norwegian Crop Research Institute
Norway > NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Related Links:http://www.planteforsk.no/ViewPPP.aspx?view=project&id=386&viewLanguage=NorwegianBokmaal
Deposited By: Adler, Steffen A.
ID Code:6426
Deposited On:04 Apr 2007
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:32
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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