There is increasing interest from farmers and nutritionists into the inclusion of fresh grass into dairy cow diets. 

 

We invite you to take DairyCo’s new research investigating the effects of increasing the proportion of grass in the diet of high yielding zero-grazed dairy cows:

 

 

The significant savings made from replacing expensive bought in feeds, in particular protein, is well recognized. The additional cost of silage making for TMR diets is also a consideration.

Grazing has been the traditional method for grass utilisation, but this is not always practical on some farms.