Abstract In a grass-fed system grazing study, yearling crossbred Aberdeen Angus x Red steers (n = 72; 3 reps/8 steers/rep) were assigned to either annual forage (GFANN) or native range (GFNR) system, and compared with NR feedlot control (FLT), in delayed entry program, determine the effect of finishing performance, carcass measurements, systems net return. Data analyzed using MIXED procedure SA...

The present study aimed to evaluate the potential of improving feeding value Egyptian clover (EC), ryegrass (R), triticale (T), barley (B), and oats (O) monoculture, or mixed with (EC+R), (EC+O), barely (EC+B), (EC+T) at 75:25% seeding rate, respectively, during two successive winter seasons 2018/19 2019/20. Harvesting plots was carried out 5 cm stubble height after 60, 100, 140 days from sowin...

Extant rhinos are the largest extant herbivores exhibiting dietary specialisations for both browse and grass. However, the adaptive value of the wear-induced tooth morphology in rhinos has not been widely studied, and data on individual cusp and tooth positions have rarely been published. We evaluated upper cheek dentition of browsing Diceros bicornis and Rhinoceros sondaicus, mixed-feeding R. ...

MYBURGH, S. J. & DU TOIT, J. DE V. A comparative study on the efficiency of water soluble phosphates and a dry phosphate lick for sheep fed on mature grass hay. Onderstepoort]. vet. R es. (1970), 37 (2), 127-136. In a study with adolescent Merino sheep on a diet of mature grass hay, the supplementation with phosphates alone, either in the drinking water or as a dry lick, did not prevent loss of...

Twenty growing Small East African goats were used to determine the effects of feeding sun-dried leaves of the browse forages Berchemia discolor and Zizyphus mucronata as supplements to low-quality basal diet, Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) hay, on voluntary feed intake (VFI), digestibility and growth performance. The grass hay and maize bran were used as a control. The dried leaves were then inc...

The role of grassland Grasslands serve and have served many different purposes in the world, some of them related to the control of soil erosion and some to various aspects of amenity. Grass itself, however, even when widely interpreted, has generally served as an intermediary product in the human food chain. This distinction is likely to continue to be important, at least in terms of the role ...

Grazers can reduce epiphytic algal loads on submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and indirectly alter biotic interactions among epiphytic algal groups. In the present study, we elucidate responses by 3 major epiphytic functional groups (diatoms, rhodophytes, and chlorophytes) to grass shrimp Palaemonetes spp. addition and nutrient addition during 3 growth stages of the ephemeral estuarine SAV, Ru...