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Herbage and Animal Responses to Management Intensity of Continuously Stocked Bahiagrass Pastures

^a Dep. of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA 24061-0306
^b Agronomy Dep., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0300
^c Depto. de Zootecnia/UFRPE, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros, S/N, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900, Recife-PE, Brazil
^d Soil and Crop Science Dep., Texas A&M Univ., Overton, TX 75684
^e Soil and Crop Science Dep., Texas A&M Univ. Research and Extension Center, 1229 North U.S. Hwy. 281, Stephenville, TX 76401

View larger version (21K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Effect of management intensity and month on herbage mass (HM, dry matter basis) and herbage accumulation rate (HAR, dry matter basis) of continuously stocked Pensacola bahiagrass pastures during 2001 to 2004. Management intensity means within a month followed by the same letter are not different (P > 0.05).

View larger version (20K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Effect of management intensity and month on herbage crude protein (CP, in the dry matter) and in vitro digestible organic matter (IVDOM, in the organic matter) concentrations of continuously stocked Pensacola bahiagrass pastures during 2001 to 2004. Management intensity means within a month and followed by the same letter are not different (P > 0.05).

View larger version (22K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Effect of management intensity and month on herbage allowance (HA, kg forage dry matter [DM] kg–1 animal live weight [LWT]) and heifer average daily gain (ADG) on continuously stocked Pensacola bahiagrass pastures during 2001 to 2004. Management intensity means within a month and followed by the same letter are not different (P > 0.05 for HA and P > 0.10 for ADG).