731 Forage-Ruminant Interface

Oral Session
C06 Forage and Grazinglands
Volunteered papers dealing with ruminants.
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 1:10 PM-3:15 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 371F

Presiding:
Dariusz Malinowski
1:10 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:15 PM
Stocker Grazing Performance of Annual versus Perennial Cool-season Grass System.
M. Anowarul Islam, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Twain Butler, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Andrew Hopkins, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Jon Biermacher, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Billy J. Cook, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Joe H. Bouton, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
1:30 PM
The Influence of Cattle Grazing Alone and with Goats on Forage Biomass, Botanical Composition and Browse Species.
A. Ozzie Abaye, Virginia Tech; Daryl M. Webb, Virginia Tech; Christopher Teutsch, Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech; Guillermo Scaglia, LSU; Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, North Carolina State University
1:45 PM
Herbage Allowance Effects on Leaf Photosynthesis and Canopy Light Interception in Palisadegrass Pastures Under Rotational Stocking.
Carlos Pedreira, University of Sao Paulo; Gustavo J. Braga, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, APTA; Bruno Pedreira, University of Sao Paulo
2:00 PM
Break
2:30 PM
Behavior of Cattle Grazing Adjacent Monocultures of Tall Fescue and Alfalfa.
Holly Terry Boland, Virginia Tech; Guillermo Scaglia, LSU Agricultural Center; A. J. Rook, Inst. of Grassland and Environmental Research, Former Team Leader; A. Ozzie Abaye, Virginia Tech; W. S. Swecker Jr., VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine; John Fike, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); D. R. Notter, Virginia Tech
2:45 PM
Adjourn