 | Abstract 343Nutritive value and milk production in silages of Guinea grass cv. Likoni, star grass and King grass without molasses.Esperance,-M; Diaz,-D Estacion Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes "Indio Hatuey" Perico, Matanzas, Cuba. Pastos-y-Forrajes. 1985, 8: 2, 297-305; 12 ref. In feeding trials with 9 Holstein X Zebu cows and 18 half bred sheep, intake, digestibility and milk production of silage of (a) Guinea grass [Panicum maximum] cv. Likoni, (b) star grass [Cynodon plectostachyus] cv. Tocumen and (c) King grass [Pennisetum purpureum X P. americanum] were investigated. (a) and (b) were ensiled at 60 days and (c) at 80 days, with no additives. Daily milk production was 5.6, 4.6 and 4.0 kg/cow for (a), (b) and (c), resp. Daily DM intake by cows was 10.3, 9.2 and 9.0 kg/cow for (a), (b) and (c), resp. Daily intake by sheep was 55.6, 50.9 and 42.0 g DM/kg 0.75 and OM digestibility was 59.2, 59.2 and 63.2% for (a), (b) and (c), resp. It was concluded that (a) was the best sp. This abstract relates to the following species:
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