This research was carried out to determine the effects of different additions (urea and molasses) to Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) silage on fermentation, in vitro gas production, microbiological properties, in vitro digestibility parameters, and relative fodder quality (RFQ) in…
Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum cv. Midmar) is often fertilized with high levels of nitrogen (N) in order to ensure maximum dry matter (DM) yields. This practice also increases the N content of herbage. This study was conducted to determine whether…
Italian ryegrass was evaluated over four seasons at stocking rates (SR) of 20, 24, 28, 32 and 36 ewes with lambs/ha. During each of three seasons, between 19 and 24 ewes per SR were milked for 10 weeks, from three…
The performance of 98 Merino weaner lambs at two stocking rates (55 and 68 lambs/ha), with access to either no supplementation, 250 g molasses meal/lamb/day or 250 g molasses meal plus 35 mg ionophore (lasalocid)/lamb/day, with or without a growth…
The relationship between pre- and post-weaning performance of lambs on Italian ryegrass was investigated by grazing lambs at different stocking rates. A positive correlation was found between both the pre-weaning stocking rate (P = 0.008) and weaning mass (P =…
