William Brandon Smith

Fecal degradation and nutrient loss of manure from cattle offered four bermudagrass cultivars

Abstract Bermudagrass ( Cynodon spp.) is one of the most common warm‐season perennial grasses utilized in the southeastern United States for pasture or stored forage. However, there is a paucity of data evaluating the fecal nutrient losses overtime by cattle grazing different ber...

PS11-20. Influence of Cultivar on Potential Activity of Methane Production from Annual Ryegrass.

Abstract Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas produced during ruminal fermentation, and forage characteristics are key drivers of enteric methane yield in ruminant animals. Annual ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. spp. Multiflorum [Lam.] Husnot) is commonly used in pasture-based li...