The Value of Grass With Alfalfa
2011
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
Project Media
Generally dairymen have perceived grasses to be too high in fiber for high producing dairy cows since grasses tend to have higher NDF than alfalfa. But, with knowledge of digestible fiber, we have learned that the fiber of grass more digestible than that of alfalfa. This has opened some new opportunities for dairymen and many have begun to incorporate some grass into their rations.