Milk production does not benefit from mowing previously lax-grazed diverse pastures

Grace S. CunFaculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Grant R. EdwardsFaculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New ZealandView further author information

Racheal H. BryantFaculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New ZealandView further author information

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Table 1. An initial set-up phase (September–October) in the experimental area was grazed by dairy cows to create different pasture masses to allow the area to be grazed at the same time during the trial period in November.

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Table 2. Botanical composition (% of DM in pre-grazing mass) of Norm, Lax and Mow treatments in December.

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Table 3. Pasture regrowth, pre- and post-grazing herbage mass, pre- and post-grazing forage dry matter (DM), acid detergent fibre (ADF), water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC), digestible DM in organic matter (DOMD), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), organic matter (OM), organic matter digestibility (OMD), crude protein (CP), metabolisable energy (ME) of Norm, Lax and Mow treatments.

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Table 4. Mean milk yield, milk composition and estimated DMI of Norm, Lax and Mow treatments.

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Milk production does not benefit from mowing previously lax-grazed diverse pastures

Table 1. An initial set-up phase (September–October) in the experimental area was grazed by dairy cows to create different pasture masses to allow the area to be grazed at the same time during the trial period in November.

Table 2. Botanical composition (% of DM in pre-grazing mass) of Norm, Lax and Mow treatments in December.

Table 4. Mean milk yield, milk composition and estimated DMI of Norm, Lax and Mow treatments.

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Table 1. An initial set-up phase (September–October) in the experimental area was grazed by dairy cows to create different pasture masses to allow the area to be grazed at the same time during the trial period in November.

Table 2. Botanical composition (% of DM in pre-grazing mass) of Norm, Lax and Mow treatments in December.

Table 4. Mean milk yield, milk composition and estimated DMI of Norm, Lax and Mow treatments.

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