ANSC 221 - Final Exam All Answers Correct
Grasses:
• Palatable when immature
• Ability to grow in most environments
• Low mineral, vitamin content
Legumes:
• Protein roughages > 10% CP
• Improve soil fertility, high in Ca and Vit A
• High yield of palatable feed ️�...
• High yield of palatable feed ✔️✔️What are the differences between grasses and legumes?
Adv
• Alfalfa - high quality, high protein, highest yield potential
• Clover - quality
Disadv
• Alfalfa - bloat problems, not tolerant of continuous grazing
• Clovers - bloat problems
• Red - less root, shorter life
• Sweet Clover - coumarin + mold → dicourmerol (rat posion) ✔️✔️What are the advantages and
disadvantages of legumes?
Adv
• Kentucky Bluegrass - long lived
• Smooth Bromegrass - erosion control
• Timothy - hay, pasture
, Disadv
• Orchardgrass - palatability declines as it matures, deterrent to bloat ✔️✔️What are the advantages
and disadvantages of grasses?
Big bluestem
Indian grass
Switch grass
Timothy
Kentucky Bluegrass
Fescue
Orchardgrass ✔️✔️What are the common grass forages?
Alfalfa
Red Clover
White Dutch Clover
Alsike Clover
Ladino Clover
Soybeans
Crownvetch
Hairy Vetch
Birdsfood Trefoil
Sweet Clover ✔️✔️What are the common legume forages?
1. Fresh forage
2. Made for grazing
3. Has endurance
4. Can withstand trampling
5. Mix of plants ✔️✔️What are the characteristics of pastures?
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