Experiments show protein supplements to be of dubious value with alfalfa
Robert D. Appleman, University of California
Donald G. Addis, University of California
S. E. Bishop, University of California
California Agriculture 15(7):10-10. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v015n07p10.
Robert D. Appleman is Extension Dairyman, University of California, Davis. Donald G. Addis is Farm Advisor, Riverside County, University of California. S. E. Bishop is Farm Advisor, Riverside County, University of California.
Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:
Dairy cows fed a concentrate mixture containing 50% expeller-processed copra meal produced 0.12 pound per cow more butterfat daily than cows fed an equal amount of a high energy concentrate, lower in fat and in protein content.
M. Ronning, Department of Animal Husbandry, University of California, Davis, and Lee Davis and Frank Judson, both of La Sierra College, La Sierra, California, assisted in the trials.