Research observation: Influence of over-wintering feed regimen on consumption of locoweed by steers
Issue Date
1997-05-01Keywords
toxinswarm-season grasses
cool-season grasses
Triticum aestivum
swainsonine
Oxytropis sericea
winter
spring
selective grazing
steers
natural grasslands
grazing
grasses
New Mexico
feeding preferences
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Ralphs, M. H., Graham, D., Galyean, M. L., & James, L. F. (1997). Research observation: Influence of over-wintering feed regimen on consumption of locoweed by steers. Journal of Range Management, 50(3), 250-252.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/4003724Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Many producers believe cattle grazing wheat pasture during the winter are likely to graze actively growing locoweed when turned onto short-grass prairie in the spring. White locoweed (Oxytropis sericea Nutt, ex T&G) consumption was compared in a spring grazing study between steers wintered on irrigated 'TAM 105' wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) pasture (Wheat) and steers wintered on native range (Range). Range steers consumed locoweed for 43% of bites compared to 17% for the Wheat steers, and began eating locoweed before steers in the Wheat group. We rejected the hypothesis that steers wintered on wheat are more inclined to graze locoweed than steers wintered on native range.Type
textArticle
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enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/4003724