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1981
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A series of grazing experiments has been conducted 80 km east of Memphis, Tennessee, since 1969 on fine-silty, mixed, ther mic, Typic Hapludalfs soils to evaluate productivity and quality of Cynodon pastures grown with N fertilizer or in combination with Festuca arundinacea and/or Ladino, TnJolium repens, and sometimes with T. pmtense, for growing beef steers. Pastures were grazed by the put-and-take system, and forage growth and consumption were determined by the cage-and-strip method. These experiments have shown that bermudagrass pastures can support many young beef animals for 5 months/yr if they are fertilized with N, can produce rapid gains in spring if legumes are present, and can provide grazing for 9 to 10 months/yr if they are overseeded with fescue and/or legumes. Combinations of bermudagrass, fescue, and clovers can be maintained for several years and can result in satisfactory beef production of over 450 kg/ha/yr.
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Fribourg, H A.; Mclaren, J B.; and Carlisle, R J., "Increasing Productivity and Extending Grazing Season of Cynodon Pastures for Steers with N and Overseedings of Trifolium and Festuca in the Southeastern U.S.A" (1981). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 18.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1981/section11/18)
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Increasing Productivity and Extending Grazing Season of Cynodon Pastures for Steers with N and Overseedings of Trifolium and Festuca in the Southeastern U.S.A
A series of grazing experiments has been conducted 80 km east of Memphis, Tennessee, since 1969 on fine-silty, mixed, ther mic, Typic Hapludalfs soils to evaluate productivity and quality of Cynodon pastures grown with N fertilizer or in combination with Festuca arundinacea and/or Ladino, TnJolium repens, and sometimes with T. pmtense, for growing beef steers. Pastures were grazed by the put-and-take system, and forage growth and consumption were determined by the cage-and-strip method. These experiments have shown that bermudagrass pastures can support many young beef animals for 5 months/yr if they are fertilized with N, can produce rapid gains in spring if legumes are present, and can provide grazing for 9 to 10 months/yr if they are overseeded with fescue and/or legumes. Combinations of bermudagrass, fescue, and clovers can be maintained for several years and can result in satisfactory beef production of over 450 kg/ha/yr.
