| Popis: |
Abstarct A total of 135 steers (Bos taurus) grazed high endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum Glen, Bacon, Price, and Hanlin) ‘Kentucky 31’ tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Shreb.) pastures in 1998, 1999, and 2000 that had been previously interseeded with either lespedeza (Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), or ladino clover (Trifolium repens L.) during 1995, 1996, and 1997 to determine the effects of grazing on legume persistence, forage production, and steer performance. Steers grazed fescue-legume pastures continuously from early spring to mid fall each year and were then finished for slaughter. Legume coverage was very low in the post-seeding years for all treatments except for ladino clover in 1998, which averaged >9%. The ladino clover treatment had greater (P 0.05) among legume treatments in 1999 and 2000. In 1998, finishing BW gains of steers that grazed pastures interseeded with red clover were 9% greater (P |
