Supported by. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have been struggling since March to stop what has become the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded. The disease is causing widespread fear and disruption in West Africa, and shows no signs of being brought under control.
The $85 per. ton beef quality alfalfa hay is the most economical feed available to beef producers when considering. protein alone. The $0.28/ pound of actual protein is $0.08 cheaper than the average grass hay listed and. significantly cheaper than the packaged supplements listed. Table 1.
high protein levels, thus increasing the demand for alfalfa and other high-quality feeds. Growers have responded by produc-ing higher-quality alfalfa; the average quality of hay tested by labs has increased dramatically since the 1970s (Fig. 16.2). The demand for high-quality forage is likely to intensify further, as