Russian scientists have developed a new variety of alfalfa to increase the productivity of dairy cows

Employees of the Ural Federal Agricultural Research Center (UrFANITs) of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a new highly nutritious variety of alfalfa, thanks to which cows will produce more milk, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta. A new variety of this legume plant can become the basis of feed for cows, birds and pigs, since it contains 20% more protein, carotene, fiber, as well as vitamins and amino acids. In addition, the new product is distinguished by high seed productivity, which is 41.5% higher than in the standard alfalfa variety “Sarga”. Scientists are already calling the new variety the most nutritious. And the productivity of dairy feed directly depends on the nutritional value of the feed, Maxim Tormozin, a leading ...