Managing Shrub-Infested, Postmined Pasturelands With Goats and Cattle. Part II, Effects on Forage Biomass, Nutritive Values, and Animal Performance

Abaye, Azenegashe OzzieWebb, D. MatthewZipper, Carl E.Luginbuhl, Jean-MarieTeutsch, Christopher D.2015-07-302015-07-302001-12-09http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54955Reclamation of mined lands in the Appalachian coal region has resulted in the successful establishment and utilization of pasture for beef cattle production. Research goals were to determine the effects of mixed grazing of goats with cattle on forage biomass, forage nutritive quality, and animal performance. The three treatments included an ungrazed control, cattle grazing alone, and mixed grazing goats with cattle.5 pagesapplication/pdfenVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Mined Land ReclamationManaging Shrub-Infested, Postmined Pasturelands With Goats and Cattle. Part II, Effects on Forage Biomass, Nutritive Values, and Animal PerformanceEffects on Forage Biomass, Nutritive Values, and Animal PerformanceExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/CSES/CSES-3/CSES-3_pdf.pdfMined landReclamationGrazingGoatsCows