Abstract:Three exotic grasses potentially useful converting south Texas brush rangeland to permanent pasture were evaluated in 1976 and 1977. Yearling cattle required 16.6,23.1, and 34.8 kg of forage per kg of gain for coastcross-l bermudagrass, kleingrass-75, and Bell rhodesgrass, respectively. Cattle gained 0.68, 0.56, and 0.33 kg/ head daily grazing these species. They ate (forage disappearing) about 12 kg/head daily regardless of species, so daily gains directly reflected differences in quality among the forages. O… Show more
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