Abstract
Nutritional quality of alfalfa in different cutting stage and drying method was tested.The results showed that nutritional quality of alfalfa decreased significantly(P0.05) with cutting stage postponed from bud stage to Seedpod stage.The content of crude protein(CP),ether extract(EE) and crude ash(CA) decreased 37.67,12.62,and 7.08% respectively,and neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) increased 26.43 and 29.84% respectively.Drying in oven and pressing stems could significantly increase nutritional quality of alfalfa by shorting drying time of alfalfa compared to sunshine drying.The content of crude protein(CP) could increase 10.87%,neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 4.33 and 4.72% by drying in oven.The content of crude protein(CP) could increase 5.92%,neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 3.80 and 4.09% by pressing stems.Press stems was more operational and inexpensive and could be used priority in hay production though drying in oven and pressing stems were feasible drying methods.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Alfalfa nutritional quality decreased significantly from bud to seedpod cutting stage.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativae0 - Treatment
- Seedpod stagee0
- Outcome
- nutritional qualitye0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- bud stagee0
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Verbatim
e0“nutritional quality of alfalfa decreased significantly(P0.05) with cutting stage postponed from bud stage to Seedpod stage”
Claim · model-written summary
Crude protein decreased 37.67% with later cutting.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- cutting stage postponed from bud stage to Seedpod stagee1
- Outcome
- content of crude protein(CP)e0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Value
- 37.67e0
- Comparator
- bud stagee1
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Verbatim
e0“The content of crude protein(CP),ether extract(EE) and crude ash(CA) decreased 37.67,12.62,and 7.08% respectively”
t0“alfalfa”
e1“cutting stage postponed from bud stage to Seedpod stage”
Claim · model-written summary
Ether extract decreased 12.62% with later cutting.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- ether extract(EE)e0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Value
- 12.62e0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The content of crude protein(CP),ether extract(EE) and crude ash(CA) decreased 37.67,12.62,and 7.08% respectively”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Crude ash decreased 7.08% with later cutting.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- crude ash(CA)e0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Value
- 7.08%e0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The content of crude protein(CP),ether extract(EE) and crude ash(CA) decreased 37.67,12.62,and 7.08% respectively”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
NDF increased 26.43% with later cutting.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- neutral detergent fiber(NDF)e0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 26.43e0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
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Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) increased 26.43 and 29.84% respectively”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
ADF increased 29.84% with later cutting.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- acid detergent fiber(ADF)e0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 29.84%e0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
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Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) increased 26.43 and 29.84% respectively”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Oven drying raised crude protein 10.87%.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- drying in ovene0
- Outcome
- content of crude protein(CP)e0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 10.87%e0
- Comparator
- sunshine dryinge1
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Verbatim
e0“The content of crude protein(CP) could increase 10.87%,neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 4.33 and 4.72% by drying in oven.”
t0“alfalfa”
e1“compared to sunshine drying”
Claim · model-written summary
Oven drying lowered NDF 4.33%.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- drying in ovene0
- Outcome
- neutral detergent fiber(NDF)e0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Value
- 4.33e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 4.33 and 4.72% by drying in oven”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Oven drying lowered ADF 4.72%.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- drying in ovene0
- Outcome
- acid detergent fiber(ADF)e0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Value
- 4.72%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 4.33 and 4.72% by drying in oven”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem pressing raised crude protein 5.92%.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- pressing stemse0
- Outcome
- content of crude protein(CP)e0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 5.92%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The content of crude protein(CP) could increase 5.92%,neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 3.80 and 4.09% by pressing stems.”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem pressing lowered NDF 3.80%.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- pressing stemse0
- Outcome
- neutral detergent fiber(NDF)e0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Value
- 3.80e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 3.80 and 4.09% by pressing stems”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem pressing lowered ADF 4.09%.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- pressing stemse0
- Outcome
- acid detergent fiber(ADF)e0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Value
- 4.09%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber(NDF) and acid detergent fiber(ADF) decrease 3.80 and 4.09% by pressing stems”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem pressing was preferred for hay production on operational and cost grounds.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- Press stemse0
- Outcome
- used priority in hay productione0
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Verbatim
e0“Press stems was more operational and inexpensive and could be used priority in hay production”
t0“alfalfa”
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