Examines the eating habits of cows, sheep, horses, and goats, and explores how forage selection, pugging, trampling, and fencing contribute to a pasture's health and sustainability.
Designed to help dairy farmers calculate the costs of homegrown forages and compare them to the costs of purchasing forages. Presents typical per-acre costs of establishing, producing, and harvesting alfalfa or grass for silage to help farmers estimate costs. Explains how to compare forage production costs to alternatives by assigning...
Studies were conducted from 1962 to 1966 to investigate the
effectiveness of several practices in manipulating medusahead
(Taeniatherum asperum (Sim. ) Nevski) infested and/or dominated
ecosystems by releasing competition in favor of perennial grasses.
Several herbicide treatments were evaluated for selective
control of medusahead and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L. )...
Published November 1980. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The effects of late spring defoliation on the winter forage quality of bluebunch wheatgrass
(Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] Scribn. & Smith), Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis Elmer) and elk sedge
(Carex geyeri Boott) and the response of wintering Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni Bailey) to
changes in winter range forage quality...
Balanced nutrition is important for efficient livestock production.
Daily nutrient requirements vary depending on the phase of production. Knowing the nutrient composition of feeds and matching feeds to animal requirements at a given stage of production will ensure that nutritional needs are met. Forage analysis is a management tool that...
In 1959, a large scale grazing study in western Oregon was
initiated to compare the value of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne
L.) with subclover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and tall fescue
(Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) with subclover, and to evaluate common
use grazing on them. The present investigation was undertaken
to determine...
This research was conducted in the Mamora cork oak
forest of Morocco to: (1) Describe the impacts of sheep
grazing (none, 35% use, 70% use) in March, April, May and
June of 1987 and 1988 on seasonal forage production; (2)
evaluate the effects of these factors on annual changes
in...