The evaluation of different pasture species in various combinations and at varying rates of nitrogen fertilization as reflected in beef cattle gains and forage yields

Author

Ira Dyer Jr.

Date of Award

6-1958

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Animal Husbandry

Major Professor

C. S. Hobbs

Committee Members

Harold J. Smith, R. L. Murphree

Abstract

This thesis will report the findings obtained at the Main Experiment Station, Knoxville, Tennessee. The Knoxville phase of the project was begun in the fall of 1954 with the following objectives:

1. To evaluate orchardgrass and tall fescue pastures alone and in combinations with Ladino clover as reflected in beef gains and animal grazing days.

2. To evaluate orchardgrass and tall fescue pastures under Varying rates of nitrogen fertilization as reflected in beef gains and animal grazing days.

Recommended Citation

Dyer, Ira Jr., "The evaluation of different pasture species in various combinations and at varying rates of nitrogen fertilization as reflected in beef cattle gains and forage yields. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1958.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/8804