Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Kallenbach, Robert L."
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Dual use switchgrass :
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Two studies were conducted on established switchgrass plots at Columbia and Mount Vernon, Missouri. The Columbia site was located on Mexico silt loam, and the Mount Vernon site on Viraton silt loam. The first study examined ... -
Effects of maturity and production stage on residual feed intake classification of beef cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The objective of this research was to determine if the postweaning residual Feed intake (RFI) classification of beef heifers remain consistent as the animals matured, went through different stages of production and were ... -
Fatty acid variation between forage species and within populations and fatty acid content of beef finished on pasture with different forage species
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)We describe two experiments; the first experiment was conducted in a greenhouse where four forage species - orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.), tall fescue [Lollium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbysh = Schedonorus ... -
Impact of grazing stockpiled tall fescue of lactating beef cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)Two experiments are described, in which fall-calving cow-calf pairs grazed stockpiled tall fescue at three different endophyte infection levels (20, 51, and 89%) and four forage allowances (2.25, 3.00, 3.75, and 4.50% of ... -
Overseeding annual ryegrass and cereal rye into soybean for winter forage and as a cover crop for weed control and soil conservation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) are two forages that fit well into mixed row crop/livestock operations as they can be used both as a cover crop and as a source of winter pasture. ...