Using Cattle to Disperse Seeds for Winter Forage Plants

F. Wade Armke; Cody B. Scott

Using Cattle to Disperse Seeds for Winter Forage Plants

Authors

F. Wade Armke
Cody B. Scott

Keywords:

fecal, cool-season, improvements, seeding, digestion, germination

Abstract

The effectiveness of using cattle to disperse cool-season plant seeds was assesssed in four trials. In Trial 1, four steers were fitted with total fecal collection bags and fed seeds from six different cool season forage species to determine seed recovery rate. ...

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Published

2016-05-11

How to Cite

Armke, F. W., & Scott, C. B. (2016). Using Cattle to Disperse Seeds for Winter Forage Plants. Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 12, 26–36. Retrieved from https://txjanr.agintexas.org/index.php/txjanr/article/view/193