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Nitrogen use in switchgrass grown for bioenergy across the USA by Owens, V.N., Viands, D.R., Mayton, H.S., Fike, J.H., Farris, R., Heaton, E., Bransby, D.I., Hong, C.O.

“…The effect of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on switchgrass biomass production has been evaluated in a number of locations on a small-plot scale; however, field-scale…”
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Grazing management and supplementation effects on forage and dairy cow performance on cool-season pastures in the southeastern United States by Macoon, B, Sollenberger, L E, Staples, C R, Portier, K M, Fike, J H, Moore, J E

“…Cool-season annual forages provide high-quality herbage for up to 5 mo in the US Gulf Coast states, but their management in pasture-based dairy systems has…”
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Pasture forages, supplementation rate, and stocking rate effects on dairy cow performance by Fike, J H, Staples, C R, Sollenberger, L E, Macoon, B, Moore, J E

“…Objectives were to evaluate effects of forage species, stocking rate, and supplementation rate on performance and physiology of grazing lactating Holstein cows…”
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Effects of Tasco (a seaweed extract) and heat stress on N metabolism and meat fatty acids in wether lambs fed hays containing endophyte-infected fescue by Fike, J.H., Saker, K.E., O’Keefe, S.F., Marriott, N.G., Ward, D.L., Fontenot, J.P., Veit, H.P.

“…Wether lambs ( n = 27, average BW = 40 kg) were used to test response to forage treated with Tasco-Forage (an extract of the brown kelp Ascophyllum nodosum)…”
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Comparison of three techniques for estimating the forage intake of lactating dairy cows on pasture by Macoon, B, Sollenberger, L.E, Moore, J.E, Staples, C.R, Fike, J.H, Portier, K.M

“…Quantifying DMI is necessary for estimation of nutrient consumption by ruminants, but it is inherently difficult on grazed pastures and even more so when…”
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Forage Nutritive Value in an Emulated Silvopasture by Buergler, A.L, Fike, J.H, Burger, J.A, Feldhake, C.M, McKenna, J.R, Teutsch, C.D

“…Incorporating trees into pastures may alter forage nutritive value. The objective of this study was to determine nutritive value in response to trees and slope…”
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Forage systems for cow-calf production in the Appalachian region [Erratum: 2008 Dec., v. 86, no. 12, p. 3666.] by Scaglia, G, Swecker, W.S. Jr, Fontenot, J.P, Fiske, D, Fike, J.H, Abaye, A.O, Peterson, P.R, Clapham, W, Hall, J.B

“…Small cow-calf operations are common in the Appalachian region. Tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S. J. Darbyshire] is the dominant forage in these…”
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Ultraviolet-B radiation damage on Kentucky bluegrass II: hormone supplement effects by Ervin, E.H, Zhang, X.Z, Fike, J.H

“…High ultraviolet-B (UV-B; 290-320 nm wavelength) radiation may significantly contribute to the quality decline and death of kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis…”
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Effect of Sample Preparation on Prediction of Fermentation Quality of Maize Silages by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy by Park, H.S, Lee, J.K, Fike, J.H, Kim, D.A, Ko, M.S, Ha, Jong Kyu

“…Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) has become increasingly used as a rapid, accurate method of evaluating some chemical constituents in cereal…”
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Yield, digestibility, and nutritive value of crabgrass as impacted by nitrogen fertilization rate and source by Teutsch, C.D, Fike, J.H, Tilson, W.M

“…Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.), a summer annual grass capable of self reseeding, could provide high quality grazing, but little is known about its management in…”
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Botanical composition and forage production in an emulated silvopasture by Buergler, A.L, Fike, J.H, Burger, J.A, Feldhake, C.R, McKenna, J.A, Teutsch, C.D

“…Integrating trees into pasture may increase pasture production and improve nutritive value by altering both species composition and productivity. Our objective…”
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Ultraviolet-B radiation damage on Kentucky bluegrass. I. Antioxidant and colorant effects by Ervin, E.H, Zhang, X.H, Fike, J.H

“…High ultraviolet-B (UV-B; 290-320nm wavelength) may significantly contribute to kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) sod death at harvest and transplanting…”
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Ultraviolet-B radiation damage on Kentucky bluegrass. III. Cultivar effects by Ervin, E.H, Zhang, X.Z, Fike, J.H

“…Plants possess various constitutive and inducible defense mechanisms such as pigment and antioxidant systems for protection against stresses such as…”
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Southeastern pasture-based dairy systems: housing, posilac, and supplemental silage effects on cow performance by Fike, J H, Staples, C R, Sollenberger, L E, Moore, J E, Head, H H

“…This experiment tested performance and physiological responses to evaporative cooling, bovine somatotropin (bST), and supplemental silage of lactating cows…”
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Sustainable Cellulosic Grass Crop Production by Fike, J.H, Parrish, D.J, Fike, W.B

“…This chapter begins by listing some properties that might characterize an ‘ideal, ’ or ‘truly sustainable, ’ energy crop. Then, it provides detailed discussion…”
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Effect of sample preparation on prediction of fermentation quality of maize silages by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy by Park, H.S, Lee, J.K, Fike, J.H, Kim, D.A, Ko, M.S, Ha, J.K

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