?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Effect+of+barley+or+rape+seed+cake+as+supplement+to+silage+for+high-yielding+organic+dairy+cows&rft.creator=Mogensen%2C+Lisbeth&rft.creator=Kristensen%2C+Troels&rft.subject=+Dairy+cattle&rft.description=An+experiment+was+carried+out+to+investigate+the+effects+of+barley+or+rape+seed+cake+as+supplement+to+silage+given+ad+libitum+on+milk+production+and+health+of+dairy+cows.+A+total+of+103+cows+were+divided+into+two+groups+on+two+farms.+Before+the+experiment%2C+the+cows+had+an+average+milk+yield+of++26.9+kg+ECM+and+they+were+in+milk+for+an+average+of+99+days.+Their+average+parity+was+2.3+and+their+weight+596+kg.+The+cows+in+each+group+received+either+solely+barley+or+an+isoenergetic+mixture+of+rape+cake+seed+and+barley+as+supplement.+The+supplement+feed+was+fed+frequently+by+automatic+feeding.+A+mixture+of+clover+grass+silage+and+whole+crop+silage+was+fed+ad+libitum.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+daily+milk+yields+were+not+significantly+different+in+the+barley+and+rape+seed+cake+treatment+(22.8+v.+24.1+kg).+The+milk+fat+content+was+not+significant+different+either+(4.51%25+v.+4.35%25).+However%2C+the+protein+content+tended+to+be+higher+in+the+barley+treatment+(3.51%25+v.+3.45%25).+But+the+energy+corrected+milk+yield+(ECM)+was+not+significantly+different+in+the+barley+and+rape+seed+cake+treatments+either+(24.2+v.+24.9+kg+ECM).+No+differences+in+health+as+indicated+by+clinical+illness+treated+by+the+vet+and+somatic+cell+count+(SCC)+was+seen.++%0D%0A%0D%0AIt+was+concluded+that+barley+and+a+mixture+of+isoenergic+rape+seed+cake+and+barley+had+similar+feeding+value+when+used+as+supplement+with+a+high+proportion+of+easily+digestible+clover+grass+silage+allocated+ad+libitum+and+frequently+allocation+of+supplementary+feed.+%0D%0A&rft.publisher=Taylor+%26+Francis&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F1342%2F1%2FActa_LIM_2002_52.pdf&rft.identifier=Mogensen%2C+Lisbeth+and+Kristensen%2C+Troels+(2002)+Effect+of+barley+or+rape+seed+cake+as+supplement+to+silage+for+high-yielding+organic+dairy+cows.+Acta+agriculturae+Scandinavica%2C+A%2C+52+(4)%2C+pp.+243-252.+*&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F1342%2F