Publication Date
1993
Description
The paper summarises 2 studies comparing wheal (Triticum aestivum), barley (Horderim vulgare), rye (Triticale secale), and triticale (x Triticoseca/e) for fornge production and animal performance. Wheat, rye and triticale were planted in 10, 20 and 30 cm row spacings and grown over 2 winters in South Carolina. Porage yield from earlyOctober plantings ranged from 2961 to 5000 kg/ha in 1986-87 and from l012 to 3400 kg/ha in 1987-88. Porage yield was highest from rye, most of the forage growth occurring in autumn. Wheat produced forage growth most uniformly throughout autumn and spring. In the second study, cattle grazing wheat, barley and triticale produced the most gain/ha on barley because of the greater early-autumn growth compared with wheal and triticale. Sufficient spring growth did not occur either year of the study lo result in normal performance of wheat. Average daily gain of cattle was the same on all forages in the first year of the study. Average daily gain was lower for trilicale and the short-stature wheat in the second year due lo lower forage production.
Citation
Undersander, D J. and Hutchenson, D P., "Small-Grain Forage for Winter Pastures" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 10.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session46/10
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Small-Grain Forage for Winter Pastures
The paper summarises 2 studies comparing wheal (Triticum aestivum), barley (Horderim vulgare), rye (Triticale secale), and triticale (x Triticoseca/e) for fornge production and animal performance. Wheat, rye and triticale were planted in 10, 20 and 30 cm row spacings and grown over 2 winters in South Carolina. Porage yield from earlyOctober plantings ranged from 2961 to 5000 kg/ha in 1986-87 and from l012 to 3400 kg/ha in 1987-88. Porage yield was highest from rye, most of the forage growth occurring in autumn. Wheat produced forage growth most uniformly throughout autumn and spring. In the second study, cattle grazing wheat, barley and triticale produced the most gain/ha on barley because of the greater early-autumn growth compared with wheal and triticale. Sufficient spring growth did not occur either year of the study lo result in normal performance of wheat. Average daily gain of cattle was the same on all forages in the first year of the study. Average daily gain was lower for trilicale and the short-stature wheat in the second year due lo lower forage production.
