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Evaluation of Tifton 44, Coastal and Callie Bermudagrasses as Pasture for Growing Beef Steers^1,2,

University of Georgia, College of Agriculture, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton 31793

Abstract

Tifton 44, Coastal and Callie bermudagrasses were compared as pasture crops for growing beef calves. In each of 3 years, the grazing comparisons were started in mid-April and continued until early October. Average daily gains by steers grazing Callie bermudagrass were 13% greater (P<.01) than those by steers grazing Tifton 44 bermudagrass and 16% greater (P<.01) than those by steers grazing Coastal bermudagrass. As a result, the Callie bermudagrass pastures produced 35% more (P<.01) total weight gain per hectare than did Tifton 44 bermudagrass pastures and 43% more (P<.01) total weight gain than Coastal bermudagrass pastures.

¹ Supported by State and Hatch funds allocated to the Georgia Agr. Exp. Sta.

² The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution by Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals of the N fertilizer used in this study.

³ Dept. of Anim. Sci.

⁴ USDA, SEA, AR and Dept. of Agron., Tifton, GA 31793.

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