The present study was undertaken to evaluate the seasonal
botanical composition of two grass pastures, tall fescue (Festuca
arundinacea Schreb.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.).
Botanical composition was determined by four methods: dry-weight-rank,
weight-estimate, hand separation, and the constituent differential,
with cattle and sheep grazing at two intensities.
The...
This study was undertaken to evaluate the dry-weight-rank and
microscopic point methods for determining botanical composition on
perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) - subclover (Trifolium
subterraneum L.) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) -
subclover pasture mixtures throughout a grazing season.
Botanical composition was determined on a monthly basis from...
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Sheep and cattle dietary preferences were determined on tall fescue-subclover ( Festuca arundinacea-Trifolium subterraneum) and
perennial ryegrass-subclover (Lolium perenne-Trifoliuni subterraneum)
pastures in western Oregon during the spring and summer periods
of 1964 and 1965. Esophageal-fistulated Willamette ewes and
Hereford and Hereford-Angus yearling cattle were grazed separately
on each pasture mixture...