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Effect of feeding fodder beet on feed intakes and dairy cow performance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2017
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Fodder beet is a high yielding crop with a yield of up to 12 t DM ha-1 from the roots and 2 to 5 t DM ha-1 from the tops. The root has a high metabolisable energy (ME) content, and can be used in dairy cow diets as a substitute for silage or concentrate. Pearce (1983) reported that fodder beet can be included in rations at between 10 and 25 kg cow-1 d-1 but there have been few controlled feeding experiments with modern varieties of beet under UK conditions.
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