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Quality of Feeds Forages and Grasses

Quality of Feeds Forages and Grasses. Created by: Arlene Barrett, Dennis Bratton, Mariah Gumphrey, Haley Vrazel. Objectives. Analyze Warm Season Perennials/Annuals. Examine Cool Season Perennials/Annuals. Resources. http://lubbock.tamu.edu/files/2011/10/forageanalysis_6.pdf

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Quality of Feeds Forages and Grasses

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  1. Quality of FeedsForages and Grasses Created by: Arlene Barrett, Dennis Bratton, Mariah Gumphrey, Haley Vrazel

  2. Objectives Analyze Warm Season Perennials/Annuals. Examine Cool Season Perennials/Annuals.

  3. Resources • http://lubbock.tamu.edu/files/2011/10/forageanalysis_6.pdf • Sam Houston State University • Animal Science Note Packet: Rakowitz-McMullin

  4. Warm Season Perennials • Bahia • Pensacola • Argentina • Origin: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay • High nutritional value when mature • Primarily used as a forage (pasture, hay) • Also used for erosion control • Planted from seeds

  5. Warm Season Perennials • Bermudagrass • Many different types • Coastal • Jiggs • Tifton 85 • Fast growing (2-3 in/day) • Planted from sprig to tops • Primary used for pasture and hay

  6. Warm Seasons Perennials Dallisgrass Origin: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil Used for pasture and minimal hay High nutritional value Bunch type grass Very leafy Poisonous

  7. Warm Season Perennials • Johnsongrass • Origin: Mediterranean area • Drought tolerance • Used for hay and grazing with high management requirements • Prussic acid potential • Inhibits oxygen usage by cells, too much prussic acid can cause animal suffocation

  8. Warm Season Annual • Sorgum-Sudan Grass • Origin: Northeast Africa • Can grow 4-8 feet tall, very leafy • Seeds drilled into cultivated soils • Used for hay, pasture and silage • Short season • June-September

  9. Cool Season Perennial Resucegrass (prariegrass) Origin: Mediterranean area Used for pasture High nutritional quality

  10. Cool Season Annuals Annual Ryegrass Origin: Europe High Nutritional quality Used for pasture, hay, silage Great for high rainfall areas Tolerates heavy grazing

  11. Cool Season Annuals • Small Grains • Rye • Oats • Wheat • Barley • Origin: Turkey, Iraq, Europe • Pasture, hay, silage usage • High response to nitrogen fertilizer • Require high phosphorous and potassium

  12. Review Analyze Warm Season Perennials/Annuals. Examine Cool Season Perennials/Annuals.

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