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Alfalfa cut at sundown and harvested as baleage increases bacterial protein synthesis in late-lactation dairy cows by Brito, A F, Tremblay, G F, Lapierre, H, Bertrand, A, Castonguay, Y, Bélanger, G, Michaud, R, Benchaar, C, Ouellet, D R, Berthiaume, R

“…Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cut at sundown (p.m.) has been shown to have a greater concentration of total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC) than when cut at…”
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Alfalfa cut at sundown and harvested as baleage improves milk yield of late-lactation dairy cows by Brito, A F, Tremblay, G F, Bertrand, A, Castonguay, Y, Bélanger, G, Michaud, R, Lapierre, H, Benchaar, C, Petit, H V, Ouellet, D R, Berthiaume, R

“…Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cut at sundown has been shown to contain greater concentration of total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC) than that cut at sunup…”
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Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy prediction of neutral detergent-soluble carbohydrates in timothy and alfalfa by Nie, Z, Tremblay, G F, Bélanger, G, Berthiaume, R, Castonguay, Y, Bertrand, A, Michaud, R, Allard, G, Han, J

“…Carbohydrates in forage crops can be divided into neutral detergent-insoluble fiber and neutral detergent-soluble carbohydrates (NDSC); the latter includes…”
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Effects of nonstructural carbohydrate concentration in alfalfa on fermentation and microbial protein synthesis in continuous culture by Berthiaume, R, Benchaar, C, Chaves, A V, Tremblay, G F, Castonguay, Y, Bertrand, A, Bélanger, G, Michaud, R, Lafrenière, C, McAllister, T A, Brito, A F

“…Insufficient readily fermentable energy combined with extensive degradation of proteins in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) may result in poor forage N utilization…”
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Timothy hay with a low dietary cation-anion difference improves calcium homeostasis in periparturient Holstein cows by Penner, G B, Tremblay, G F, Dow, T, Oba, M

“…The current study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of feeding timothy (Phleum pratense L.) hay differing in dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) on the…”
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Predicting timothy mineral concentrations, dietary cation-anion difference, and grass tetany index by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy by Tremblay, G F, Nie, Z, Bélanger, G, Pelletier, S, Allard, G

“…The mineral concentration of forage grasses plays a significant role in 2 metabolic disorders in dairy cattle production, namely, hypocalcemia (milk fever) and…”
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Timothy hays differing in dietary cation-anion difference affect the capability of dairy cows to maintain their calcium homeostasis by Heron, V S, Tremblay, G F, Oba, M

“…Forages low in dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) can be used to decrease the DCAD in prepartum diet but the extent to which DCAD needs to be reduced is of…”
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Hay to reduce dietary cation-anion difference for dry dairy cows by Charbonneau, E, Chouinard, P Y, Tremblay, G F, Allard, G, Pellerin, D

“…Timothy grass has a lower dietary cation-anion difference [DCAD = (Na + K) - (Cl + S)] than other cool-season grass species. Growing timothy on low-K soils and…”
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Milk volatile organic compounds and fatty acid profile in cows fed timothy as hay, pasture, or silage by Villeneuve, M-P, Lebeuf, Y, Gervais, R, Tremblay, G F, Vuillemard, J C, Fortin, J, Chouinard, P Y

“…Nutrient composition and organoleptic properties of milk can be influenced by cow diets. The objective of this study was to evaluate the forage type effects on…”
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Tall fescue as an alternative to timothy fed with or without alfalfa to dairy cows by Richard, A-M, Gervais, R, Tremblay, G F, Bélanger, G, Charbonneau, É

“…Tall fescue might be an alternative to timothy in northeastern North America because of its tolerance of recurring drought periods and its good summer…”
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Timothy silage with low dietary cation-anion difference fed to nonlactating cows by Charbonneau, E, Chouinard, P Y, Tremblay, G F, Allard, G, Pellerin, D

“…Decreasing the dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) by using anion sources before calving reduces hypocalcemia in cows at calving. Reduced DCAD from…”
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Milk production and efficiency of utilization of nitrogen, metabolizable protein, and amino acids are affected by protein and energy supplies in dairy cows fed alfalfa-based diets by Laroche, J.-P., Gervais, R., Lapierre, H., Ouellet, D.R., Tremblay, G.F., Halde, C., Boucher, M.-S., Charbonneau, É.

“…Alfalfa has a lower fiber digestibility and a greater concentration of degradable protein than grasses. Dairy cows could benefit from an increased…”
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Nutritive value of timothy fertilized with chloride or chloride-containing liquid swine manure by Pelletier, S, Tremblay, G F, Bélanger, G, Chantigny, M H, Seguin, P, Drapeau, R, Allard, G

“…Chloride fertilization of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) decreases forage dietary cation-anion difference to an acceptable value [(<250 mmol(c)/kg of dry matter…”
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Omasal flow of nonstructural carbohydrates and nitrogenous compounds in lactating dairy cows fed diets containing timothy cut in the afternoon or morning by Brito, A F, Tremblay, G F, Bertrand, A, Castonguay, Y, Bélanger, G, Lafrenière, C, Martineau, R, Berthiaume, R

“…Shifting the cutting of grass from morning to afternoon has been shown to increase the concentration of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) in forages. We…”
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Selenium-fertilized forage as a way to supplement lactating dairy cows by Séboussi, R, Tremblay, G F, Ouellet, V, Chouinard, P Y, Chorfi, Y, Bélanger, G, Charbonneau, É

“…Fertilization with Se improves forage organic Se concentration, but comparisons with other forms of Se supplementation in feeding lactating dairy cows are…”
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Potassium carbonate as a cation source for early-lactation dairy cows fed high-concentrate diets by Alfonso-Avila, A R, Charbonneau, É, Chouinard, P Y, Tremblay, G F, Gervais, R

“…Previous studies reported that addition of K CO to high-concentrate diets improved milk fat synthesis, although the mechanism is yet to be established. The…”
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Biomass Partitioning, Forage Nutritive Value, and Yield of Contrasting Genotypes of Timothy by Brégard, A., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., Tremblay, G. F.

“…Forage nutritive value and dry matter (DM) yield are negatively related. Hence, the improvement of both DM yield and nutritive value requires the…”
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Feed restriction and type of forage influence performance and behaviour of outdoor gestating sows by Aubé, L., Guay, F., Bergeron, R., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Edwards, S.A., Guy, J.H., Devillers, N.

“…Forages can contribute to the nutrient supply for sows but the extent to which they can replace concentrate feeding is not well known. The objective of this…”
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Short communication: Feeding red clover cut in the afternoon or morning to late-lactation dairy cows by Antaya, N T, Berthiaume, R, Tremblay, G F, Brito, A F

“…Forages cut in the afternoon (p.m.) generally yield a higher concentration of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) than those cut in the morning (a.m.). We aimed…”
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Interaction of potassium carbonate and soybean oil supplementation on performance of early-lactation dairy cows fed a high-concentrate diet by Alfonso-Avila, A R, Baumann, E, Charbonneau, É, Chouinard, P Y, Tremblay, G F, Gervais, R

“…Potassium carbonate supplementation is known to improve milk fat synthesis and to modify milk mineral composition in dairy cows. The objective of the current…”
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