Silage volatile organic compounds (VOC) can have a negative, neutral, or sometimes
positive influence on silage preference and intake in ruminants. We have reviewed the …

Part-time grazing (PTG) is the grazing technique based on the time-restricted access to
pasture of farmed herbivores, usually supplemented indoors. This review evaluates the …

Forage quality can be separated conceptually into forage nutritive value and forage intake.
The relationship between the quantity of leaf and stem tissues in grasses is strongly …

Interactions between sward diversity and forage selectivity of cattle and sheep managed
within mixed grazing systems are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to …

Rumination is reported to be more pronounced in sheep compared to goats. This study
compared the feeding and rumination behaviour of small ruminants and consisted of two …

Forty adult dry ewes in early pregnancy participated in a 2× 2 factorial design study to
investigate the effects of two grass silage qualities (Early vs. Average; 7.12 vs 5.74 MJ of net …

Milk production strategies focusing on longevity and limited use of concentrate are receiving
increasing attention. To evaluate such strategies, knowledge of the development with age of …

In herbivore ecophysiology, comparative chewing efficiency has only recently received
increased attention. This measure is best assessed on un-processed forage-only diets; …

The objective of this study was to determine methane (CH 4) yield by crossbred cattle fed
tropical grasses. A total of 66 individual determinations of dry matter intake (DMI) and 42 …

The objective of present study was to ascertain the effect of dietary inclusion of moringa
foliage on the performance of kids. Eighteen male kids were divided randomly into 3 groups …