Sentence examples for mixed ration designed from inspiring English sources

Typically used with total mixed ration designed to meet the animal's full nutritional needs.

The current study evaluated the effects of feeding 2 types of forages (orchardgrass vs. BFT) combined with 3 supplements (no supplement, ground barley, and specifically designed mixed ration) on the in vitro rumen microbial ecosystem in a 2 × 3 factorial design with 3 independent runs of continuous cultures.

Concentration of ammonia-N decreased when cultures were offered BFT-based diets compared with orchardgrass-based diets (P < 0.01), whereas supplementing ground barley or specifically designed mixed ration did not affect ammonia-N concentration, regardless of type of forage.

Methane production was reduced by feeding BFT-based diets (P < 0.01); however, supplementation of ground barley or specifically designed mixed ration led to no effect on methane production, regardless of type of forage.

Two dietary treatments were assessed in a completely randomized design: total mixed ration based on conventional CS (CCS) and total mixed ration based on BMR silage.

All of the animals received the 2 diets ad libitum as total mixed ration according to a crossover design of two 4-wk periods.

The effect of monensin on milk production was evaluated in 58 lactating Holstein cows (48 multiparous; 10 primiparous) grazing a mixed-alfalfa pasture and supplemented with a partial mixed ration in a completely randomized design with repeated measurements.

Cows were assigned to either a control or liquid-flavored (0.52 mL/kg of feed) total mixed ration in a randomized complete block design.

Six multiparous ruminally fistulated cows (BW = 685 ± 65 kg; (mean ± SD) in the mid-phase of lactation (70 to 148 DIM) received the following treatments in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin square design: (1) total mixed ration (TMR; control, CON), (2) TMR + 2 g/head per day of a probiotic combination of Enterococcus faecium and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (EFSC), or (3) TMR + Prevotella bryantii 25A.

They were mixed with a small portion of the total mixed ration and top-dressed.

Trials were conducted using Latin-square designs and all cows were fed a total mixed ration.