During 2009 and 2010, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hays from 2 cuttings harvested from the same field site were used to evaluate the effects of a propionic acidbased preservative on the storage characteristics and nutritive value of hays stored as large round bales. A total of 87 large round bales (diameter = 1.5 m) were included in the study; of these, 45 bales served as controls, whereas 42 w...

Policy Forum:FEATURE EDITOR:Daniel E. WeinerADVISORY BOARD:L. Ebony BoulwareKevin EricksonEduardo Lacson JrBruce M. RobinsonWolfgang WinkelmayerPolicy Forum highlights aspects of nephrology relating to payment and social policy, legislation, regulation, demographics, politics, ethics, contextualizing these issues as they relate the lives practices members kidney community, including providers, ...

A study was designed to determine the effects of feeding ensiled sericea lespedeza (SL; Lespedeza cuneata) on gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) and coccidia (Eimeria spp.) infections in young goats. A 28-day confinement study was completed with 36 nine-month-old Spanish bucks (53.8 ± 8.1 lbs) fed 3 diets consisting of SL silage, chopped SL hay, or ground bermudagrass (BG; Cynodon dactylon) hay (7...

Thinning of the site to a target basal area of 65 ft/ac was conducted in June 1999 to maintain stands within the 50to 80-ft/ac basal area range recommended for red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) habitat (US Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] 2009). Additionally, it was thought that by reducing stand stocking the remaining trees would have sufficient growing space to better respond to ma...

Crop residues are among the cellulosic feedstocks expected to provide renewable energy. The availability of crop species and residue availability varies across the United States. Estimates of harvestable residues must consider all the residues produced during the entire rotation. Inclusion of fallow or low residue producing crops requires that less feedstock be harvested. A re-occurring theme a...