Eckerle, G.J.Pacheco, L.A.Olson, K. C.Jaeger, John R.2011-03-302011-03-302011-03-30http://hdl.handle.net/2097/8137Beef Cattle Research, 2011 is known as Cattlemen’s Day, 2011Sericea 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.BeefProteinTanninsSericea lespedezaConference paper