Managing Legume-Induced Bloat in Cattle
Jeff Lehmkuhler, Roy Burris, Michelle Arnold, Ray Smith, and Garry Lacefield
In the Southeast, incorporating legumes into pastures to reduce the impact of fescue toxicosis, provide nitrogen for forages, and improve pasture quality leading to increased animal performance is still sound management even though legume bloat is a risk to livestock.
Individual animal performance is greater on grass/legume pastures compared to performance on similar monoculture grass stands.
To continue reading, download the University of Kentucky publication below.
In the Southeast, incorporating legumes into pastures to reduce the impact of fescue toxicosis, provide nitrogen for forages, and improve pasture quality leading to increased animal performance is still sound management even though legume bloat is a risk to livestock.
Individual animal performance is greater on grass/legume pastures compared to performance on similar monoculture grass stands.
To continue reading, download the University of Kentucky publication below.
| Legume-Induced Bloat |
Stockpiling for Fall and Winter Pasture
Garry Lacefield, Ray Smith, Jimmy Henning, John Johns, and Roy Burris
Many cattle producers can take advantages of the late summer-fall growing conditions to obtain high-quality pasture for fall and early winter grazing. This practices is called stockpiling. Management decisions for optimum stockpiling include selecting grass species, timing, fertilizing, grazing management or utilization, selecting classes of cattle, and designing grazing systems for efficient utilization.
To continue reading, download the University of Kentucky publication below.
Many cattle producers can take advantages of the late summer-fall growing conditions to obtain high-quality pasture for fall and early winter grazing. This practices is called stockpiling. Management decisions for optimum stockpiling include selecting grass species, timing, fertilizing, grazing management or utilization, selecting classes of cattle, and designing grazing systems for efficient utilization.
To continue reading, download the University of Kentucky publication below.
| Stockpiling Pasture |
