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Herbaceous forage legumes with diverse structural traits can display similar productive responses under different harvest frequencies [PDF]

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2023
: One of the main issues related to the management of forage legumes is the fact that these plants can be found in a broad diversity of morphology, structures and growth habits. This study evaluated the structural and productive characteristics of forage
Abdias José da Silva Neto   +6 more
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Classifying Ingestive Behavior of Dairy Cows via Automatic Sound Recognition

open access: yesSensors, 2021
Determining ingestive behaviors of dairy cows is critical to evaluate their productivity and health status. The objectives of this research were to (1) develop the relationship between forage species/heights and sound characteristics of three different ...
Guoming Li   +4 more
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Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland—2017

open access: yesEDIS, 2017
Weeds in pastures and rangeland cost ranchers in excess of $180 million annually in Florida by reducing forage yield, lowering forage quality, and causing animal injury through toxicity or specialized plant organs (thorns and spines).
Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell
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Improving bermudagrass in the Southeastern United States with alfalfa as an alternative nitrogen source in grazing systems

open access: yesGrassland Research, 2022
Background Bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) is one of the most common perennial warm‐season forages grown in the Southeastern United States. The incorporation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) into bermudagrass pastures could serve as an alternative source of ...
Justin C. Burt   +5 more
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Seeding Rate Effects on Forage Mass and Vegetation Dynamics of Cool-Season Grass Sod Interseeded with Sorghum-Sudangrass

open access: yesAgronomy, 2021
Interseeding annual warm-season grasses into perennial cool-season grasses has the potential to increase summer forage mass and nutritive value. Knowledge of how seeding rate affects annual warm-season grass establishment, forage mass, and vegetation ...
John A. Guretzky, Daren D. Redfearn
doaj   +1 more source

How Are Warm-Season Pastures’ Nutritive Value and Fermentation Characteristics Affected by Open Pasture, Silvopasture, and Sward Herbage Maturity?

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate the forage mass and nutritional value (NV) of Guinea Massai grass (Megathyrsus maximus × Megathyrsus infestum) in an open pasture (OP) or the silvopastoral system (SPS) at different stages of development (SDs).
Mariane Rodrigues Ferreira   +4 more
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Seed emergence of lucerne varieties under different soil conditions

open access: yesCzech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2012
The aim of this study was to examine in greenhouse experiments seed emergence of 14 lucerne varieties (mostly of the Czech origin) under different soil conditions (Luvisol, Chernozem and Cambisol).
Josef HAKL   +3 more
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The use of indirect methods for the prediction of lucerne quality in the first cut under the conditions of Central Europe

open access: yesCzech Journal of Animal Science, 2010
The goal of this study was to compare the growing degree-days (GDD) and predictive equations for alfalfa quality (PEAQ) for the prediction of lucerne quality and to test their accuracy and suitability in the first cut period in Central Bohemia.
J. Hakl   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of different agronomical measures on yield and quality of autumn saved herbage during winter grazing - 1st communication: Yield and digestibility of organic matter

open access: yesCzech Journal of Animal Science, 2006
The objective of this paper was to obtain information about the effect of interactions and different agronomical measures on autumn saved herbage of different sites in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland). Within the different sites,
W. Opitz Von Boberfeld   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing South Florida Range for Cattle

open access: yesEDIS, 2016
This document states that South Florida's range management for cattle involves understanding the unique characteristics and historical context of the region's range types.
J. Vendramini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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