Irrigated Birdsfoot Trefoil Variety Trial: Forage Nutritive Value
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Birdsfoot trefoil is a high-quality forage recommended for irrigated perennial pastures, either in mixtures with grasses or in pure stands. In this bulletin we report on the forage nutritive value of pure stands of birdsfoot trefoil harvested at 6week intervals, and compare it to alfalfa harvested at the same intervals. We found that the digestibility of the two forages was similar, but that alfalfa had higher protein than birdsfoot trefoil in spring and autumn. Alfalfa had more fiber than birdsfoot trefoil but the alfalfa fiber was more digestible. However, birdsfoot trefoil had higher non-fibrous carbohydrates than alfalfa, so its relative forage quality was equal to or greater than that of alfalfa.
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