Sun-curing and harvest maturity impacts concentration and protein-binding capacity of condensed tannins in sericea lespedeza (lespedeza cuneata)

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2011-03-30

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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

Abstract

Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) is a noxious weed that infests approximately 600,000 acres of native tallgrass range in Kansas. Intake of sericea lespedeza by grazing livestock is poor, presumably as a result of the plant’s tannins. Condensed tannins reduce protein digestion by ruminants and may also decrease plant palatability.

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Beef Cattle Research, 2011 is known as Cattlemen’s Day, 2011

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Beef, Protein, Tannins, Sericea lespedeza

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