Journal of Animal Science, Vol 71, Issue 12 3219-3225, Copyright © 1993 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Forage quality and grazing steer performance from Tifton 85 and Tifton 78 bermudagrass pastures

G. M. Hill, R. N. Gates and G. W. Burton
Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton 31793-0748.

A new high-yielding bermudagrass hybrid, Tifton 85, produced 26% higher DM yield (P = .05) with 11% higher IVDMD (P = .05) than Coastal in two 3-yr yield trials. Tifton 78 and Tifton 85 were established in duplicate .81-ha pastures in 1988 and were grazed during 1989, 1990, and 1991 using a variable stocking rate method. Four tester steers per pasture with 269 kg initial BW grazed continuously for 169 d/yr beginning in April. Forage mass, targeted at 2,800 kg of DM/ha, was maintained by adjusting stocking rates at 14-d intervals to correspond with ground-level forage samples taken at 14-d intervals. Pastures received 84 kg of N/ha in March, June, and August of each year. Nutritive value was assessed using whole masticate samples from two esophageal cannulated steers grazing each pasture in late May, mid-July, or early September. The 3-yr mean masticate analyses revealed similar CP for Tifton 78 and Tifton 85 in May and July, but higher (P < .05) CP for Tifton 85 than for Tifton 78 in September. The IVDMD was higher (P < .05) in May and September for Tifton 85 than for Tifton 78; and, mean and medium particle sizes were greater (P < .05) for Tifton 85 than for Tifton 78 in May, July, and September samples.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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