Improving Fodder Yields and Nutritive Value of Some Forage Grasses as Animal Feeds through Intercropping with Egyptian Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)

The present study aimed to evaluate the potential of improving feeding value Egyptian clover (EC), ryegrass (R), triticale (T), barley (B), and oats (O) monoculture, or mixed with (EC+R), (EC+O), barely (EC+B), (EC+T) at 75:25% seeding rate, respectively, during two successive winter seasons 2018/19 2019/20. Harvesting plots was carried out 5 cm stubble height after 60, 100, 140 days from sowing. in vitro nutritive ruminal fermentation monoculture intercropping containing EC were evaluated. Green forage yield higher than other plants about 160% fresh compared T, O, EC+T intercropping. highest crude protein (CP) concentration noted EC, while lowest (p < 0.001) observed which had fiber fractions content. Ryegrass net gas production (GP), EC+R GP 0.05). increased dry matter organic degradability. R reduced protozoal count, total volatile fatty acids (VFA), acetate, propionate B Overall, grass mixing rates resulted yields. legume–grass improved protozoa count partitioning factor as an index microbial synthesis VFA concentration.