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GRAZING
DATA
Grazing
Experiment - University of Tennessee, Ames Plantation,
2004-05
In 2003
The University of Tennessee's Agricultural
Experiment Station planted seventeen 3-acre pastures at Ames Plantation
for the purpose of comparing steer performance, forage productivity and
longevity of cool-season forages available to Tennessee beef producers
Persist orchardgrass was amongst the entries. As of the Summer of 2005,
the following exciting data is available:
SUMMARY:
Simply put, the steer preferred Persist over KY-31 and
had significantly higher gains. In 82 days of grazing, the
steer gained 99 lbs on Persist and 127 lbs on Persist with clover,
compared to gains of only 59 lbs on KY-31. This data was
consist for the first two years of the experiment. We expect
subsequent data from the next few years to reflect more of the same.
TRIAL TABLES:
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YEAR 1
2004 Spring Steer Performance
Ames Plantation, SW Tennessee
84 days of Grazing |
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Treatment |
Starting Weight |
Ending Weight |
Average Daily Gain |
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Persist & Clover |
661 lbs |
758 lbs |
1.42 lbs |
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Persist |
665 |
767 |
1.13 |
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KY-31 E+ |
690 |
750 |
0.68 |
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YEAR 2
2005 Spring Steer Performance
Ames Plantation, SW Tennessee
84 days of Grazing |
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Treatment |
Starting Weight |
Ending Weight |
Average Daily Gain |
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Persist & Clover |
660 lbs |
794 lbs |
1.68 lbs |
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Persist |
6614 |
716 |
1.29 |
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KY-31 E+ |
690 |
744 |
0.75 |
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2-YR Average
2004-05 Spring Steer
Performance
Ames Plantation, SW Tennessee
82 days of Grazing |
|
Treatment |
Starting Weight |
Ending Weight |
Average Daily Gain |
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Persist & Clover |
661 lbs |
776 lbs |
1.55 lbs |
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Persist |
640 |
742 |
1.21 |
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KY-31 E+ |
690 |
747 |
0.72 |

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