Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the use of neutral detergent insoluble nitrogen (NDIN) at a single in situ incubation time point to estimate the undegradable intake protein (UIP) in forages as well as to compare rates of NDIN degradation. Forage samples in Exp. 1 comprised diet samples collected from range and meadow pastures monthly from May through September. In Exp. 2, clipped sam...

Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass or downy brome) is an important exotic weed in natural ecosystems as well as in winter cereal cropland in semiarid western North America. The systemic, seedling-infecting head smut pathogen Ustilago bullata Berk. commonly infects cheatgrass stands, often at epidemic levels. We examined factors controlling U. bullata infection levels in greenhouse studies with pare...

The increase in global average temperature has significant implications for food security and agriculture production. Grass species adapted to new climate scenarios are essential the success of livestock aim this study was evaluate different forage species, providing animal feed during critical dry periods as an adaptation strategy grazing systems, its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. field expe...

Abstract Nowadays due of the world population growth, demand for agricultural products is also growing. To obtain good meat and dairy products, high-quality feed farm animals necessary. Legume-gramineous perennial grass mixtures are used to improve fodder lands. Our experience included a test 9 variants legume-gramineous mixtures, where 6 types grasses were used: red clover, alfalfa (legumes), ...