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Effect of Frequency of Harvesting Coastal Bermudagrass for Pellets When Fed with High and Low Concentrates to Dairy Cows¹

Synopsis: Coastal bermudagrass was harvested at 3-, 5-, and 7-week frequencies and pelleted. Cows fed the younger pellets and/or the higher level of concentrates produced more milk and gained more weight. Forage consumption and milk composition were not affected by the treatments. No interactions were significant. The younger forage contained more protein, but yielded less dry matter per acre.

² Associate Dairyman, Associate Agronomist, Associate Agronomist, and Assistant Dairyman. The authors thank the Georgia Milk Commission for financial support. Special appreciation is extended to C. A. Ward and W. A. Law, members of the Commission, for their interest in the work. The authors thank J. W. Stone and J. Mason for technical assistance; Frank Roebuck, Vice President of Coastal Farms, Estil, S. C., for growing and processing the forages according to specifications; B. J. Williams for statistical analyses; and H. E. Bechtel of Dawe's Laboratories, Chicago, Ill. for the vitamin A used.

Received for publication October 13, 1962.