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Publication Date
1997
Location
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Description
grazed grass (fertiliser nitrogen treated) and grass/clover swards, during two grazing seasons which extended from early-April until mid-November. Both permanent (Treatments A, B and C) and reseeded (Treatment D, E and F) swards were respectively stocked with 3000, 2500 and 2000 kg liveweight/ha in Spring using fifteen steers/treatment (liveweight = 570kg/head). There were small and generally non-significant treatment effects on final liveweight in both years, but heavier carcasses were observed on the reseeded swards (P<0.05). Clover based swards (Treatments B, C and E, F) produced heavier carcasses (P<0.05) than the nitrogen fertilised grass swards (Treatments A and D). Pasture production ranged from 7540 to 10,469 and from 6360 to 11,606 kg DM/ha in year 1 and 2 respectively, with highest yields being observed on the nitrogen fertilised treatment and on the reseeded swards.
Citation
O'Riordan, Edward G., "Beef Production from Grazed Grass and Grass/Clover Swards" (1997). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 21.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session29/21)
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Beef Production from Grazed Grass and Grass/Clover Swards
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
grazed grass (fertiliser nitrogen treated) and grass/clover swards, during two grazing seasons which extended from early-April until mid-November. Both permanent (Treatments A, B and C) and reseeded (Treatment D, E and F) swards were respectively stocked with 3000, 2500 and 2000 kg liveweight/ha in Spring using fifteen steers/treatment (liveweight = 570kg/head). There were small and generally non-significant treatment effects on final liveweight in both years, but heavier carcasses were observed on the reseeded swards (P<0.05). Clover based swards (Treatments B, C and E, F) produced heavier carcasses (P<0.05) than the nitrogen fertilised grass swards (Treatments A and D). Pasture production ranged from 7540 to 10,469 and from 6360 to 11,606 kg DM/ha in year 1 and 2 respectively, with highest yields being observed on the nitrogen fertilised treatment and on the reseeded swards.
