Sentence examples for feeding barley from inspiring English sources

Feeding barley that was lower in starch concentration and ruminal starch fermentability (Dillon) did not increase DMI compared with feeding barley that was higher in starch concentration and ruminal starch fermentability (Xena).

In conclusion, there was no effect of adding molassed SBP to a meal of barley compared to feeding barley alone, and fluctuations in plasma and caecal variables were more stable when feeding hay and molassed SBP than feeding barley.

However, feeding barley relative to corn increased molar proportions of acetate and butyrate and decreased that of propionate.

The objective of the present study was to investigate whether feeding barley grain steeped in lactic acid (LA) and treated with heat would affect rumen fermentation patterns, milk production and composition in lactating dairy cows.

Feeding barley resulted in a postprandial increase in plasma glucose (P = 0.030) and insulin (P < 0.001) whereas these values remained almost stable when the fibre-based diets were fed.

Taken together, our results demonstrated that feeding barley grain steeped in 0.5% LA modulated both energy status and innate immunity of dairy cows fed relatively high levels (45% of dry matter) of dietary concentrate.

Steers fed mint silage consumed less (P<0.05) dry matter (DM) than those fed barley silage.

Ruminal NH3-N was lower for cows fed barley than for cows fed corn.

Apparent total-tract digestibility of N tended to be greater in cows fed barley compared with those fed corn, whereas apparent total-tract digestibility of acid-digestible fiber was greater in cows fed corn compared with those fed barley.

Minimum ruminal pH tended to be lower in cows fed barley compared with those fed corn (5.47 vs. 5.61).

Faecal starch was affected, with higher levels when whole barley grain was fed, particularly with Persian clover hay, or when previously fed barley straw at a high level.