Nutritive characteristics of annual species in irrigated pasture in northern Victoria

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1015-1022

  Heard, J W ^a   Francis, S A ^a   Doyle, P T ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; IRRIGATION; PASTURE; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 33745373873     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04268     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Armstrong D, Knee J, Doyle PT, Pritchard KE, Gyles O (1998) 'A survey of water-use efficiency on irrigated dairy farms in northern Victoria and southern New South Wales.' (Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Institute of Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture: Kyabram, Vic.)
2. Ballard RA, Simpson RJ, Pearce GR (1990) Losses of the digestible components of annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin) during senescence. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 41, 719-731. doi:10.1071/AR9900719
3. Clark J, Kat C, Santhirasegaram K (1974) The dry matter production, botanical composition, in vitro digestibility and protein percentage of pasture layers. Journal of the British Grasslands Society 29, 179-184.
4. Clarke T, Flinn PC, McGowan AA (1982) Low-cost pepsin-cellulase assays for prediction of digestibility of herbage. Grass and Forage Science 37, 147-150.
5. Doyle PT, Stockdale CR, Lawson AR, Cohen DC (2000) 'Pastures for dairy production in Victoria.' (Department of Primary Industries: Kyabram, Vic.)
6. Earle DF, McGowan AA (1979) Evaluation and calibration of an automated rising plate meter for estimating dry matter yield of pasture. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 19, 337-343. doi:10.1071/EA9790337
7. Genstat 5 (2001) 'Genstat statistical package.' 5th edn. (Lawes Agricultural Trust: Rothamsted)
8. Hodgson J (1979) Nomenclature and definitions in grazing studies. Grass and Forage Science 34, 11-18.
9. Kelly KB, Mason WK (1987) Effects of irrigation timing on seedling establishment and productivity of subterranean clover pastures. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 27, 545-549. doi:10.1071/EA9870545
10. van Soest PJ, Robertson JB, Lewis BA (1991) Methods for dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and nonstarch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition. Journal of Dairy Science 74, 3583-3597.
11. Standing Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management - Ruminants Subcommittee (1990) 'Feeding standards for Australian livestock - ruminants.' (CSIRO: Canberra)
12. Stockdale CR (1983) Irrigated pasture productivity and its variability in the Shepparton Region of northern Victoria. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 23, 131-139. doi:10.1071/EA9830131
13. Stockdale CR (1986) Factors affecting the productivity of irrigated annual pastures. 1. Time of first irrigation in late summer early autumn. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 26, 297-304. doi:10.1071/ EA9860297
14. Stockdale CR (1992) The nutritive value of subterranean clover herbage grown under irrigation in northern Victoria. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 43, 1265-1280. doi:10.1071/AR9921265
15. Stockdale CR (1993) The nutritive value of Persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum) herbage grown under irrigation in northern Victoria. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 44, 1557-1576. doi:10.1071/AR9931557
16. Stockdale CR, Cohen DC, Doyle PT (2001) Nutritive characteristics of irrigated perennial pastures in northern Victoria and the selection of nutrients by grazing dairy cows. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 41, 601-609. doi:10.1071/EA00161
17. Wales WJ, Doyle PT, Dellow DW (1998) Dry matter intake and nutrient selection by lactating cows grazing irrigated pastures at different pasture allowances in summer and autumn. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 38, 451-460. doi:10.1071/EA98043
18. Wales WJ, Doyle PT, Stockdale CR, Dellow DW (1999) Effects of variations in herbage mass, allowance, and level of supplement on nutrient intake and milk production of dairy cows in spring and summer. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 39, 119-130. doi:10.1071/EA98151
19. Williams YJ (2003) Ingestive processes and digestion of highly digestible pastures by strip-grazing dairy cows. PhD thesis. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne.