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<blockquote data-quote="smuff76" data-source="post: 821737" data-attributes="member: 6316"><p>Alfalfa passes through a cow's digestive system in half the time that a grass hay passes through..... so the cow doesn't have time to fully digest everything in the alfalfa. If you mix grass in with it then you slow down the process which aids in digestion:</p><p></p><p><em>Initial research with reduced-lignin alfalfa varieties shows neutral detergent fiber digestibility increasing 4 to 11 percentage points. Milk production, because cows digest more, jumps nearly 3 lb./cow/day. Longer cutting intervals might also be possible, which could improve yields and the consistency of the resulting feed.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Conversely, the protein in alfalfa is often too highly digestible, resulting in wasted protein and excessive nitrogen excretion. Here, researchers are looking at two avenues of attack:</em></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.agweb.com/article/Alfalfa_ReinventedbremBioengineering_could_improve_fiber_protein_digestibilityem_194808/" target="_blank">http://www.agweb.com/article/Alfalfa_Re ... em_194808/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smuff76, post: 821737, member: 6316"] Alfalfa passes through a cow's digestive system in half the time that a grass hay passes through..... so the cow doesn't have time to fully digest everything in the alfalfa. If you mix grass in with it then you slow down the process which aids in digestion: [i]Initial research with reduced-lignin alfalfa varieties shows neutral detergent fiber digestibility increasing 4 to 11 percentage points. Milk production, because cows digest more, jumps nearly 3 lb./cow/day. Longer cutting intervals might also be possible, which could improve yields and the consistency of the resulting feed. Conversely, the protein in alfalfa is often too highly digestible, resulting in wasted protein and excessive nitrogen excretion. Here, researchers are looking at two avenues of attack:[/i] [url=http://www.agweb.com/article/Alfalfa_ReinventedbremBioengineering_could_improve_fiber_protein_digestibilityem_194808/]http://www.agweb.com/article/Alfalfa_Re ... em_194808/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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