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FOIN MATURE [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

More mature hay is characterized by rounder, coarser stems that break easily, and the presence of seed heads. In comparison, the immature hay has few seed heads and flat, pliable leaves that retain their length while bending to form the hay.

CONT

Immature hay is both more easily digested by, and more appetizing to, horses. This is because it is lower in nonstructural carbohydrates (sugars and starches) and is typically softer, greener and leafier. 

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Les acheteurs de luzerne pour les vaches laitières favorisent un foin jeune au stade début floraison ou même plus hâtif.

CONT

[...] les brebis en lactation alimentées avec le foin jeune ont perdu plus d’état de chair durant l'expérimentation que celles alimentées avec le foin mature. [...] Le fait que les brebis alimentées avec le foin jeune aient perdu plus d’état de chair porte à croire qu'elles ont produit plus de lait grâce à la teneur protéique supérieure de leur ration.

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Record 2 2021-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

Mature hay (i.e., hay with visible seed heads and a high stem-to-leaf ratio) [has] lower NSC [nonstructural carbohydrate] content compared with less mature hay.

CONT

Mature hay has fewer calories so the horse can munch more of it without gaining weight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Les analyses chimiques des foins démontrent que pour un foin mature(récolte tardive avec un fort pourcentage de graminées à l'épiaison et de luzerne en pleine floraison), la teneur en fibre augmente et la protéine et l'énergie diminuent.

Spanish

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