Abstract
Dualpurpose wheat (Triticum aestivum L) can be used for cattle grazing while producing grain from the same crop. In a two-year study, wheat forage production, grain yield, and growth performance of beef cow–calf pairs grazed on wheat pasture for 2–3 weeks in spring was compared with the conventional wheat grain production system and stockpiled tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea (L.) Schreb) pasturing. Grazing wheat resulted in grain yield (4.1 vs. 4.6 t ha−1) and test weight (65.9 vs. 66.7 kg hL−1) similar to the conventional grain production system. Wheat accumulated significantly lower forage dry matter yield (0.9 vs. 1.9 t ha−1) in spring with higher crude protein (190.2–290.2 vs. 122.0–151.0 g kg−1) and low fiber contents compared to the stockpiled tall fescue pasture. Wheat pasture presented risk for the development of grass tetany with regard to N, K, Na, and Mg contents. Calves grazed on wheat gained 1143–1370 gd−1 body weight compared to the 826–879 gd−1 in the stockpiled tall fescue pasturing. Cows had inconsistent and mixed body weight change response. With warmer temperatures and adequate precipitation controlled grazing of wheat in spring by beef cow–calves offered weight gain benefits exceeding the stockpiled tall fescue pasturing and grain production similar to the conventional wheat grain system.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Grazed wheat had grain yield similar to conventional grain wheat (4.1 versus 4.6 t ha−1).
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- Grazinge0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- similare0
- Value
- 4.1 vs. 4.6 t ha−1e0
- Comparator
- conventional grain production systeme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grazing wheat resulted in grain yield (4.1 vs. 4.6 t ha−1) and test weight (65.9 vs. 66.7 kg hL−1) similar to the conventional grain production system”
Claim · model-written summary
Grazed wheat had test weight similar to conventional grain wheat (65.9 versus 66.7 kg hL−1).
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- Grazinge0
- Outcome
- test weighte0
- Direction
- similare0
- Value
- 65.9 vs. 66.7 kg hL−1e0
- Comparator
- conventional grain production systeme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grazing wheat resulted in grain yield (4.1 vs. 4.6 t ha−1) and test weight (65.9 vs. 66.7 kg hL−1) similar to the conventional grain production system”
Claim · model-written summary
Wheat pasture produced significantly less spring forage dry matter than stockpiled tall fescue.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivume0
- Organ / stage
- springe0
- Outcome
- forage dry matter yielde0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 0.9 vs. 1.9 t ha−1e0
- Comparator
- stockpiled tall fescue pasturee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat accumulated significantly lower forage dry matter yield (0.9 vs. 1.9 t ha−1) in spring with higher crude protein (190.2–290.2 vs. 122.0–151.0 g kg−1) and low fiber contents compared to the stockpiled tall fescue pasture”
Claim · model-written summary
Wheat pasture had higher crude protein than stockpiled tall fescue pasture.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivume0
- Outcome
- crude proteine0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 190.2–290.2 vs. 122.0–151.0 g kg−1e0
- Comparator
- stockpiled tall fescue pasturee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat accumulated significantly lower forage dry matter yield (0.9 vs. 1.9 t ha−1) in spring with higher crude protein (190.2–290.2 vs. 122.0–151.0 g kg−1) and low fiber contents compared to the stockpiled tall fescue pasture”
Claim · model-written summary
Wheat pasture had low fiber content relative to stockpiled tall fescue pasture.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivume0
- Outcome
- fiber contentse0
- Direction
- lowe0
- Comparator
- stockpiled tall fescue pasturee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat accumulated significantly lower forage dry matter yield (0.9 vs. 1.9 t ha−1) in spring with higher crude protein (190.2–290.2 vs. 122.0–151.0 g kg−1) and low fiber contents compared to the stockpiled tall fescue pasture”
Claim · model-written summary
The N, K, Na, and Mg contents of wheat pasture indicated a risk of grass tetany.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivume0
- Outcome
- risk for the development of grass tetanye0
- Qualifier
- N, K, Na, and Mg contentse0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat pasture presented risk for the development of grass tetany with regard to N, K, Na, and Mg contents”
Claim · model-written summary
Calves grazing wheat gained more body weight than calves grazing stockpiled tall fescue.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Outcome
- Calves grazed on wheat gainede0
- Direction
- gainede0
- Value
- 1143–1370 gd−1e0
- Qualifier
- 826–879 gd−1e0
- Comparator
- stockpiled tall fescue pasturinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Calves grazed on wheat gained 1143–1370 gd−1 body weight compared to the 826–879 gd−1 in the stockpiled tall fescue pasturing”
Claim · model-written summary
Cows grazing wheat showed inconsistent, mixed body weight changes.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Outcome
- body weight change responsee0
- Qualifier
- inconsistent and mixede0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cows had inconsistent and mixed body weight change response”
t0“Wheat Production Systems”
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