Drought stress is one of the crucial factors affecting plant growth and development in turfgrass species, especially during summer season. Exogenous regulators are an effective convenient approach to mitigating adverse effects drought on growth. The objectives this study were reveal exogenous carnosine or chitosan turf performance physiological indexes bermudagrass (Cynodon transvaalensis × C. ...

Hominy feed (HF) has been evaluated in feedlot and dairy rations but not as a supplemental energy source for lactating beef cows. The objective of this study was to determine the effect level HF supplementation on intake, digestibility, ruminal fermentation characteristics, situ dry matter (DM) disappearance bermudagrass hay. Five ruminally cannulated cows (body weight (BW) = 596 kg, SE 13.9) w...

Two experiments were conducted to compare corn, dried distillers’ grains (DDG), and pelleted soybean hulls (SH) as supplements for cattle grazing bermudagrass. In Exp. 1, 66 crossbred steers (306 ± 3.2 kg) were stratified by weight and allotted randomly to six 2.4-ha bermudagrass pastures for a 107-d study. One of three supplement treatments (corn, DDG, or SH) was assigned randomly to each past...

that ‘Coastal’ hybrid bermudagrass receiving 670 kg N ha 1 and 153 kg P ha 1 from swine effluent removed Five warm-season annual grasses were compared for dry matter an average of 382 kg N ha 1 yr 1 and 43 kg P ha 1 yr 1. (DM) yield and nutrient uptake alongside bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] on a Brooksville silty clay (fine, montmorillonitic, Adeli and Varco (2001) found that ‘Ali...

Mature weight and rate of maturing were estimated in 177 Angus, Brahman, and reciprocal-cross cows grazing bermudagrass or endophyte-infected tall fescue over a 4-yr period to evaluate genotype x environment interactions. Data were collected every 28 d until cows were approximately 18 mo of age and then at prebreeding, postcalving, and weaning of calf. All cows with weight data to at least 42 m...

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract on the in vitro equine cecal fermentation of soluble starch, amino acids/peptides, coastal bermudagrass hay, and alfalfa hay. Cecal contents were obtained from a cecally fistulated Quarter Horse gelding fed coastal bermudagrass and grain (70:30) either unadapted or adapted to dietary A. oryzae supp...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the seasonal influence, signalment, type of hay consumed, clinical examination findings, and outcome after surgery for horses with ileal impaction. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. RESULTS Between 1988 and 1993, 28 horses had surgical correction of ileal impaction. There was a significantly higher rate of ileal impaction during the Fall (September-November, P = .004...