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Performance of Cows and Their Calves Creep-Grazed on Rhizoma Perennial Peanut

^a USDA-ARS, STARS, 22271 Chinsegut Hill Rd., Brooksville, FL 34601
^b USDA-ARS, SAA, 950 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30604

View larger version (51K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Monthly rainfall (mm) just before and during 84-d grazing season, USDA-ARS, Subtropical Agricultural Research Station, Brooksville, FL, 1997–1999, compared with long-term average.

View larger version (27K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Base pasture and creep area dry matter (DM, g kg–1) availability during the 1997–1999 grazing season. Bars represent standard error.

View larger version (40K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Botanical composition of creep area during grazing the 1997–1999 season. Bars represent standard error.

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4. Crude protein (g kg–1) concentration and in vitro organic matter disappearance (IVOMD, g kg–1) of base pasture during the 1997–1999 grazing season. Bars represent standard error.

View larger version (28K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5. Crude protein (g kg–1) concentration of rhizoma perennial peanut (RPP) and grass components of creep area during the 1997–1999 grazing season. Bars represent standard error.

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Fig. 6. In vitro organic matter disappearance (IVOMD, g kg–1) concentration of rhizoma perennial peanut (RPP) and grass components of creep area the 1997–1999 during grazing season. Bars represent standard error.

View larger version (38K): [in a new window]   Fig. 7. Percentage of all calves present at observation times between 0600 and 2000 h during the 1997–1999 grazing season.

View larger version (20K): [in a new window]   Fig. 8. Average daily gain (g kg–1) of Romosinuano calves with and without rhizoma perennial peanut creep in 1997 and 1999, only. Bars represent standard error.

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Fig. 9. Body condition score (1–9 scale) of Romosinuano calves with and without rhizoma perennial peanut creep, 3-yr average. Bars represent standard error.