Forage management and environmental conditions affect water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) storage, and, in turn, influence ruminant forage utilization silvopastoral systems. The objective was to determine effects of four dependent variables: species [(non-native, C3 (orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.)) native C4 mix (8:1:1 big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman), little (Schizachyrium scopariu...

The karst area in Southwest China is facing the challenges of environmental degradation and agricultural safety. Intercropping a green efficient planting mode that can make full use differences crops’ physiological ecological characteristics land climate resources while considering yield benefits. This study selected five treatments: Salvia miltiorrhiza monoculture, Dactylis glomerata intercrop...

Pooideae species. While for several species the most important allergens (group 1 and group 5) have been identified, other allergens have either not been identified or sequence data are still missing. We have used mass spectrometry (MS) together with genetic and immunological methods to identify allergens in various grass pollen extracts. Methods: Pollen extracts of 6 different grass species (P...

The weevil of acerola fruits, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is recorded for the first time in Brazil. Samples of this insect were collected in fruits of acerola, Malpighia emarginata D.C. (Malpighiaceae), in four municipalities in the north-central region of Roraima State, in the Brazilian Amazon. Information about injuries observed in fruits infested with A. ...

Eight forages (alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, red clover, bromegrass, orchardgrass, perennial ryegrass, quackgrass, and timothy) at three maturities were evaluated for ruminal DM, CP, and NDF degradation kinetics. Duplicate dacron bags were incubated for 0, 3, 6, 10, 13, 25, 48, and 72 h in two late lactation Holstein cows fitted with ruminal cannulas over eight experimental periods. Species and m...