In a 3-yr study, 135 crossbred steers (330 ± 10 kg) were used in a randomized complete block design to evaluate corn dried distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS) fed to yearling steers as a substitute for forage and N fertilizer and its effect on N use efficiency in yearling steers grazing smooth bromegrass pastures. Steers were initially stocked at 6.8 animal unit months (AUM)/ha on nonfertili...

The potential for novel forage mixtures to address reduced herbage late season grazing was investigated. Forage legumes, sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) (SF) cvs. AC Mountainview, Shoshone, and Nova (MountainSF, ShoshoneSF, NovaSF), cicer milkvetch (Astragalus L.) cv. Veldt (CMV), Canadian canadensis Great Plains (CaMV), alfalfa (Medicago sativa Yellowhead (ALF) were evaluated in binary ...

nomic relationships among species (Vosa, 1975; Cai and Chinnappa, 1987; Fominaya et al., 1988; Gill and Sears, Previous cytogenetic studies of the genus Bromus L. were limited 1988; Tayyar et al., 1994; Falistocco et al., 1995). The to chromosome counts and construction of karyotypes on the basis of Feulgen staining. Since the chromosomes of Bromus are similar in C-banding procedure has not bee...

To evaluate the fermentation properties and bacterial community composition of mulberry leaves when ensiled with smooth bromegrass, effects Lactobacillus plantarum inoculation on mixed silage were bromegrass at ratios 100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30 60:40, for 60 d without L. inoculant. The results showed that sole failed to achieve optimum quality. Silage a leaf ratio 80% performed better quality c...

In a 3-yr study, corn dried distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS) were evaluated as a substitute for forage and N fertilizer in yearling steers grazing smooth bromegrass. A total of 135 steers (330 +/- 10 kg) were used in a randomized complete block design to measure the effects of DDGS supplementation and N fertilization on animal and pasture performance. Steers were initially stocked at 6.8 ...

Four experiments were conducted to evaluate RUP content and digestibility for smooth bromegrass, subirrigated meadow, upland native range, and warm-season grasses. Samples were collected from esophageally cannulated cows or ruminally cannulated steers. Forages were ruminally incubated in in situ bags for durations of time based on 75% of total mean retention time, which was based on IVDMD and r...

The nutritive value of manganese and its occurrence in animal and plant tissue has received considerable attention within the last few years. The literature relating to manganese in plant tissue has been reviewed by Lindow and Peterson (^)^, who reported analyses of 84 samples representing the principal classes of human foods. In a later paper by Skinner and Peterson {12), analyses of 54 feedin...