Feedlot growth performance and carcass characteristics of steers backgrounded on buffel grass or buffel–Desmanthus mixed pastures [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of tropical beef steers backgrounded on buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) only or buffel grass oversown with desmanthus (Desmanthus spp. ; 11.5% initial sward botanical composition) were evaluated.
Felista Waithira Mwangi +6 more
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Microbiological Composition of Diets of Cactus Pear-Based with Increasing Levels of Buffel Grass Hay and Relationship to Nutritional Disorders in Sheep [PDF]
Animals, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate the microbiological composition of cactus pear-based diets with increasing levels of buffel grass hay, and its effect on the blood and physiological parameters and occurrence of diarrhea in feedlot sheep.
Francisco Naysson de Sousa Santos +2 more
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Cloncurry buffel grass mitigated Cr(III) and Cr(VI) toxicity in tomato plant [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Contamination of agricultural soil with chromium (Cr) ions has threatened global crop, human and ecosystem health. Its two oxidation states viz. Cr(III) and Cr(VI) are most stable and readily available to the plants.
Amna Shoaib +2 more
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Assessment of the diet of the critically endangered northern hairy‐nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) using DNA metabarcoding [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Invasive buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) is considered a threat to the critically endangered northern hairy‐nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii; NHW). Buffel grass outcompetes native grasses, reducing availability of native food items for NHW, and causes
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Growth Performance and Plasma Metabolites of Grazing Beef Cattle Backgrounded on Buffel or Buffel-Desmanthus Mixed Pastures [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Dietary crude protein and dry matter digestibility are among the major factors limiting feed intake and weight gain of cattle grazing native and improved pastures in the subtropics of Northern Australia during the dry season.
Felista W. Mwangi +6 more
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Competitive Pasture Species to Suppress the Growth of Annual Riceflower (Pimelea trichostachya Lindl.) at Different Planting Densities and Spatial Arrangements [PDF]
PlantsThis study assessed the effectiveness of four competitive pasture species—Premier digit grass (Digitaria eriantha Steud. var. Premier), Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth.), sabi grass (Urochloa mosambicensis Hack.), and buffel grass (Pennisetum ciliare ...
Rashid Saleem +5 more
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Nutritional Composition of Forage Available to the Northern Hairy‐Nosed Wombat [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAccess to adequate nutrition supports an animal's chance of survival and reproduction; thus, it is particularly important for threatened species. The nutritional quality of forage available to the critically endangered northern hairy‐nosed wombat ...
Fiona F. Casey +2 more
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Integrated structural and physiological adaptations of Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) to aridity gradients [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCenchrus ciliaris (Buffel grass) is a perennial, drought tolerant grass usually colonizes tropical and subtropical areas of the world. It grows for forages and fodder.
Safura Bibi +5 more
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RESPONSE OF ALFALFA-BUFFEL GRASS MIXTURE TO ARMYARD MANURE AND SULFUR FERTILIZATION UNDER CALCAREOUS SOIL CONDITIONS [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2000 Two field experiments were performed at Mariut Research Station, Desert Research Center (DRC) during 1993 and 1994 growing seasons to study the effect of three cropping patterns i.e.
M. El-Shesheny +4 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2011 Forage supply from herbs was assessed in a thinned Caatinga enriched with buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) exposed to goat and sheep grazing. The 2.4 ha experimental area, located at the Experimental Station of the Federal University of Campina Grande,
Luiza Daiana Araújo da Silva Formiga +5 more
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