Intérêt des légumineuses fourragères pâturées et/ou récoltées dans l'alimentation des vaches laitières en France
Résumé
Forage legumes play a central role in bovine dairy systems in France because of their high nutritional value. In particular, they are protein rich, which means that they can partially or entirely replace protein supplements. Legumes may be used in diverse, complementary ways: they can serve as forage in grasslands or generate different types of fodder. Milk production by dairy cows fed forage legumes is often equal to, if not greater than, that by cows fed diets that do not contain legumes. In this work, we discuss the dietary benefits and diverse uses (across different dietary regimes) of lucerne, white clover, and red clover in bovine dairy systems.