?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Forage+quality+of+cultivated+and+natural+species+in+semi-natural+grassland&rft.creator=Nielsen%2C+A.L.&rft.creator=S%C3%83%C2%B8egaard%2C+K.&rft.subject=+Biodiversity+and+ecosystem+services&rft.description=The+conserve+or+improve+floristically+diverse+grassland+areas%2C+there+is+a+need+for+some+agricultural+management+to+avois+scrub+vegetation.+Description+of+the+forage+quality+of+the+most+common+species+in+these+swards+will+make+it+easier+to+make+appropriate+use+of+the+forage+produced.+The+objective+was+to+determine+forage+quality+by+analysing+for+in+vitro+organic+matter+digestibility+(IVOMD)+and+neutral+detergent+fibres+(NDF)+of+individual+species+commonly+occurring+in+low+lying+semi-natural+grasslands+in+Denmark.+Eight+species+of+grasses%2C+eight+herb+species+and+one+species+of+rush+were+collected+in+June+and+July+under+grazing+and+cutting.+However%2C+a+large+variation+between+species+was+found.+The+IVOMD+varied+from+416+to+780+g+kg-1+organic+matter+(OM)+and+NDF+from+287+to+714+g+kg-1+dry+matter+(DM).+The+herbs+maintained+a+relatively+high+IVOMD+in+mid-summer+cuts%2C+contrary+to+the+grasses%2C+where+a+later+cut+resulted+in+a+lower+IVOMD.+Two+species+often+occurring+in+substantial+amounts+in+such+swards%2C+Deschampsia+caespitose+and+Juncus+effuses%2C+had+low+IVOMD+and+high+NDF%2C+and+it+was+concluded+that+management+strategies+that+reduce+the+occurrence+of+these+species+will+increase+the+forage+quality.&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4248%2F1%2F4248.pdf&rft.identifier=Nielsen%2C+A.L.+and+S%C3%83%C2%B8egaard%2C+K.+(2000)+Forage+quality+of+cultivated+and+natural+species+in+semi-natural+grassland.+Grassland+Science+in+Europe%2C+5%2C+pp.+213-215.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4248%2F