Investigations conducted by Department of Agriculture Research of the American Smelting and Refining Company, concerning the feeding quality of alfalfa injured by sulfur dioxide

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OSTI ID:6300482

Cunningham, O C; Addington, L H

Alfalfa which was produced in the proximity of a smelting company was fed to dairy cows and the results compared to dairy cows fed a matched crop which was grown many miles away. The fumigated alfalfa had 20% or more of the leaflets that were affected. The feeding experiment lasted 90 days with milk and butter fat production carefully determined and a sulfur analysis was made of each hay. Results indicate that there were no significant difference in milk or in butter fat production, nor in the weight of the cows in favor of either ration.

• OSTI ID: 6300482
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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