Immunological Approaches for Improving Forage Species

2015 ◽  
pp. 75-104
Author(s):  
Nicholas S. Hill ◽  
Emmett E. Hiatt ◽  
Tran C. Chanh
Keyword(s):  
Forage Species

Advancing dairy farming profitability through research

2001 ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
J.R. Caradus ◽  
D.A. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Pasture Management ◽  
Nitrogen Fertiliser ◽  
Grass Endophyte ◽  
Forage Species ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
Dairy Cow Nutrition ◽  
The Impact

The New Zealand dairy industry recognises that to remain competitive it must continue to invest in research and development. Outcomes from research have ensured year-round provision of low-cost feed from pasture while improving productivity. Some of these advances, discussed in this paper, include the use of white clover in pasture, understanding the impacts of grass endophyte, improved dairy cow nutrition, the use of alternative forage species and nitrogen fertiliser to improve productivity, demonstration of the impact of days-in-milk on profitability, and the use of feed budgeting and appropriate pasture management. Keywords: dairy, profitability, research and development

Farmers’ preference for improved grasses and legume forage species in six mixed farming system districts of southern region of Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Mergia Abera ◽  
Tekleyohannes Berhanu
Keyword(s):  
Vigna Unguiculata ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Elephant Grass ◽  
Lablab Purpureus ◽  
Forage Legumes ◽  
Forage Crops ◽  
Forage Species ◽  
Herbage Yield ◽  
Chloris Gayana

Participatory on-farm evaluation of improved forage crops was conducted in six mixed farming system districts of Southern Ethiopia with the objective to identify farmers preferred forage crops (legumes and grasses). Two annual forage legumes (Vigna unguiculata L. (cow pea) and Lablab purpureus (L.), two perennial legumes (Medicago sativa (L.) (alfalfa) and Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. (green-leaf)), and three perennial grasses (Chloris gayana Knuth (Rhodes grass) and two Pennisetum purpureum Schumach (elephant grass) accessions (No.16800 and 16798)) were evaluated in the study. The major farmers’ criteria considered in the evaluation of forage species were vegetative growth, herbage yield, tillering, protection of soil erosion, palatability, perfor- mance under dry weather conditions, performance in marginal area under low input management, multipurpose use (conservation and soil fertility) and fast growing condition. The study showed that elephant grass accession No. 16798, 16800 and Chloris gayana adapted well and farmers preferred them for their higher herbage yield, vegetative growth, tillering ability and drought resistance. Even though the annual forage legumes Lablab purpureus and Vigna unguiculata were superior in their forage yield, the farmers preferred the perennial forage legumes (Desmodium intortum and Medicago sativa) mainly for their performance under dry weather condi- tion due to their longer growth period. Therefore, the consideration of farmers’ preference for forage crops is crucial for increased adoption of improved forage crops in the region.

Relation of Eating and Associated Behavioral Patterns of Cattle in Confinement to Forage Species and Ambient Temperature

1976 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1534-1540 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Owen ◽  
F.A. Martz ◽  
J. R. Campbell ◽  
A. G. Matches ◽  
E. S. Hilderbrand
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Forage Species

Vigor Tests Used to Rank Seed Lot Quality and Predict Field Emergence in Four Forage Species

Crop Science ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. R. Wang ◽  
L. Yu ◽  
Z. B. Nan ◽  
Y. L. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Forage Species ◽  
Field Emergence

scholarly journals Forage species and summer management impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen in winter stockpiled grazing systems

age ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neal Wepking Tilhou ◽  
Renata L. G. Nave ◽  
Sindhu Jagadamma ◽  
Neal Eash ◽  
J. Travis Mulliniks
Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Soil Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Forage Species ◽  
Grazing Systems

110 Effect of forage species and supplement type on rumen kinetics and serum metabolites in developing beef heifers grazing winter forage

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (suppl_4) ◽  
pp. 54-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. D. McFarlane ◽  
R. P. Barbero ◽  
R. L. Nave ◽  
J. T. Mulliniks
Keyword(s):  
Beef Heifers ◽  
Serum Metabolites ◽  
Forage Species

The systematic collection and characterisation of herbaceous forage species for recharge and discharge environments in southern Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 397 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Hughes ◽  
R. Snowball ◽  
K. F. M. Reed ◽  
B. Cohen ◽  
K. Gajda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resource ◽  
Dryland Salinity ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Comprehensive Collection ◽  
Forage Species ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
New Germplasm ◽  
Herb Species ◽  
Systematic Collection

Australian temperate pasture Genetic Resource Centres (GRCs) co-ordinated a major program to introduce and screen herbaceous forage species. This program aims to expand the environments where such species could reduce recharge and manage discharge for the control of dryland salinity in southern Australia. The sustainability of agriculture, in Australia especially, depends on continued access to new germplasm to enable plant breeders to continue crop and forage improvement. The GRCs supported the selection and identification of promising new legume, grass and herb species as part of a national pasture evaluation program. In total, 671 species and 21 non-species-specific genera were identified as having potential to increase water use profitability of recharge lands and to improve the productivity of saline lands across a diverse range of agricultural environments in southern Australia. Through a series of activities, 201 of these species, representing legumes, herbs and grasses were identified as promising. These were then disseminated for evaluation in a range of environments across southern Australia. The progress of selected species was monitored and germplasm of the most promising 11 species and three leguminous genera was targeted for intensive acquisition and characterisation as the basis for selection and breeding. In addition to the identification and dissemination of promising species of immediate potential, a comprehensive collection of 544 native and exotic, wild and cultivated pasture species was conserved and is now available to service future plant improvement programs.

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