Tall Fescue Forage Mass and Canopy Characteristics on Steer Ingestive Behavior and Performance

Burns, J. C.; Fisher, Daniel K.; Pond, K. R.

doi:10.2135/cropsci2010.10.0578

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“…Steer ADG during the preliminary year (data not shown), but over a shorter time period, were also similar (1.35 kg d −1 for the CS, 1.02 kg d −1 for the DA, and 1.18 kg d −1 for the LR; SE = 0.144). These performance data are in general agreement with Reid et al (1967), Vartha et al (1977), and Burns et al (2011).…”

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Stocking Strategies as Related to Animal and Pasture Productivity of Endophyte‐Free Tall Fescue

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2011

Crop Science

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Stocking Strategies as Related to Animal and Pasture Productivity of Endophyte‐Free Tall Fescue

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2011

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“…Schedonorus phoenix is native to Europe and North Africa and was introduced to North America in the late 1800s (Burns, Fisher, & Pond, 2011). It is well adapted to humid, temperate areas (Burns et al, 2011) and can be found in all of the United States, except Florida, Georgia and Alabama, as well as Canada and Europe (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007;U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1948).…”

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The Competitive Response of Panicum virgatum Cultivars to Non-Native Invasive Species

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2014

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It is important to use the most appropriate plant cultivar in restoration or biofuel trials especially when plantings are likely to be invaded by undesirable species. In this study, the competitive response of two lowland and three upland cultivars of the dominant C 4 grass Panicum virgatum to three invasive species (Bromus inermis, Schedonorus phoenix, and Poa pratensis) was tested using a simple pair-wise greenhouse experiment. Response variables (height, number of leaves, tiller density, and biomass of P. virgatum) and resources (soil moisture and light intensity) were measured over a seven-month period. Performance of the different P. virgatum cultivars were differentially reduced by the three invasive species, especially the performance of the Kanlow (lowland) and Blackwell (upland) cultivars. Low soil moisture reduced the performance of P. virgatum in the presence of only one invasive (Bromus inermis) irrespective of cultivar source. Root, shoot, and total biomass depended on cultivar and did not show an interaction with invasive species identity. The results of this greenhouse study suggest that the P. virgatum cultivars differentially responded to the invasive species and that the cultivar used should be considered carefully in planning prairie restorations or biofuel trials in the context of likely invasive species.

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“…This weighted system was a unique approach, as explained below, that was used after observing the cattle returning to certain plots as they grazed through the different forage canopy layers (Brink and Soder, 2011;Burns et al, 2011). This weighted system was a unique approach, as explained below, that was used after observing the cattle returning to certain plots as they grazed through the different forage canopy layers (Brink and Soder, 2011;Burns et al, 2011).…”

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“…To determine which cultivars were favored over other cultivars during a grazing event, the GPS data were weighted toward data collected from those plots grazed first and most frequently. This weighted system was a unique approach, as explained below, that was used after observing the cattle returning to certain plots as they grazed through the different forage canopy layers (Brink and Soder, 2011;Burns et al, 2011).…”

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“…All other factors (year, grazing event) and interactions were not significant for active grazing and favored cultivar (p ³ 0.17). Although they did not refuse any specific cultivar, cattle grazed through the forage canopy (Brink and Soder, 2011;Burns et al, 2011) in a sequence that favored selection of BarOptima first, other cultivars second, then a return to BarOptima.…”

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Comparison and Diet Preference of Novel Endophyte‐Infected Tall Fescue Cultivars

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A fungal endophyte, Epichloë coenophiala (Morgan‐Jones & W. Gams) C.W. Bacon & Schardl, naturally infects tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.]. The common, toxic endophyte produces ergot alkaloids that cause the livestock disorder known as tall fescue toxicosis. Strains of E. coenophiala that produce little or no toxic ergot alkaloids are referred to as “novel” endophyte associations and offer a solution to tall fescue toxicosis. The objective of this study was to determine differences in animal preference and ground cover among commercially available novel endophyte‐infected tall fescue cultivars. Six cultivars of novel tall fescue and controls of common, toxic endophyte‐infected and endophyte‐free tall fescue were evaluated for animal preference, forage mass, forage removal, forage quality, and ground cover during a 2‐yr grazing trial at Linneus, MO. Plots were grazed over nine grazing events by beef cattle (Bos spp.) during the 2‐yr study, and some animals were fitted with GPS collars to determine which cultivar was grazed first and most often. ‘BarOptima’, a soft‐leaf cultivar, was grazed first and most frequently. Forage mass, forage removal, and forage quality measurements of crude protein, acid detergent fiber, and neutral detergent fiber were similar among cultivars. Ground cover increased each year of the study, even though seed production was inhibited. In addition, rust (Puccinia spp.) susceptibility differed among cultivars. Under this management system, which used up to 24‐h grazing periods and at least 8‐cm stubble height, animal preference was not based on endophyte status.

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Tall Fescue Forage Mass and Canopy Characteristics on Steer Ingestive Behavior and Performance

Abstract: Tall fescue {Festuca arundinacea Schreb.

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

Stocking Strategies as Related to Animal and Pasture Productivity of Endophyte‐Free Tall Fescue

Stocking Strategies as Related to Animal and Pasture Productivity of Endophyte‐Free Tall Fescue

The Competitive Response of Panicum virgatum Cultivars to Non-Native Invasive Species

Comparison and Diet Preference of Novel Endophyte‐Infected Tall Fescue Cultivars

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