Effect of treating tall fescue pasture with Mefluidide
on performance of grazing steers

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Effect of treating tall fescue pasture with Mefluidide on performance of grazing steers

Lomas, L.; Moyer, J.

Conference paper

Publication Date: 1985

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1985, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, February, 1985
Starting Page: 14, Ending Page: 15
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

Mefluidide (Embark® ) delays maturity and suppresses seed head formation in grasses. Mefluidide treatment increased the crude protein content of fescue pasture and improved daily gain of grazing steers by 14.3% (.21 lb per head daily).

Keywords: Beef; Fescue; Mefluidide; Performance; Steers

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6884

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