Forage Accumulation and Nutritive Value of Italian Ryegrass-Kura Clover Mixture in Central Europe

The quest to reduce importation of plant protein for livestock feed and to reduce expense and environmental consequences of nitrogen fertilizer use have resulted in renewed interest in forage legumes in EU countries. The objectives of this study were: (i) to assess forage accumulation and nutritive value of mixtures of Italian ryegrass (IRG, Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and kura clover (KC, Trifolium ambiguum M. Bieb.), and (ii) to model milk...