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Bin-Cured Versus Field-Cured Alfalfa Hay For Dairy Heifers, Marshal C. Winton
Bin-Cured Versus Field-Cured Alfalfa Hay For Dairy Heifers, Marshal C. Winton
Masters Theses
INTRODUCTION:
This study was undertaken for the purpose of comparing the nutritive value of bin-cured and field-cured alfalfa hay, using actual feeding trials with dairy heifers.
Any study involving the production and preservation of more and better hay has great economic importance. Shepherd and others (21), in discussing the losses of hay from a national standpoint, state that:
The uncertain weather conditions that frequently exist while hay is being made, particularly in the humid sections of the country, are responsible for variations in the quality of the hay and for large losses of nutrients during harvesting. Conservative estimates indicate that …