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An ecological economic simulation model for assessing fire and grazing management effects on mesquite rangelands in Texas by Teague, W.R., Grant, W.E., Kreuter, U.P., Diaz-Solis, H., Dube, S., Kothmann, M.M., Pinchak, W.E., Ansley, R.J.

“…In the southern Great Plains of North America, fire exclusion has contributed to many rangelands converting from native grassland to woody shrublands dominated…”
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Integrated Grazing and Prescribed Fire Restoration Strategies in a Mesquite Savanna: I. Vegetation Responses by Teague, W. R., Dowhower, S. L., Ansley, R. J., Pinchak, W. E., Waggoner, J. A.

“…This study evaluated the efficacy of prescribed fire applied within landscape-scale rotational grazing treatments to reduce mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa…”
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Integrated Grazing and Prescribed Fire Restoration Strategies in a Mesquite Savanna: II. Fire Behavior and Mesquite Landscape Cover Responses by Ansley, R. J., Pinchak, W. E., Teague, W. R., Kramp, B. A., Jones, D. L., Barnett, K.

“…Prescribed fire is used to reduce the rate of woody plant encroachment in grassland ecosystems. However, fire is challenging to apply in continuously grazed…”
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Integrated Grazing and Prescribed Fire Restoration Strategies in a Mesquite Savanna: III. Ranch-Scale Cow–Calf Production Responses by Pinchak, W. E., Teague, W. R., Ansley, R. J., Waggoner, J. A., Dowhower, S. L.

“…Beef cattle production from rangelands in the Southern Great Plains has decreased in concert with herbaceous forage production declines in response to woody…”
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Mesquite, Tobosagrass, and Common Broomweed Responses to Fire Season and Intensity by Ansley, R. J., Pinchak, W. E., Jones, D. L.

“…There has been increasing interest in the use of summer fires to limit woody plant encroachment on grasslands, but information regarding effects of such fires…”
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In vitro rumen fermentation and in vivo bloat dynamics of steers grazing winter wheat to corn oil supplementation by Min, B.R., Pinchak, W.E., Mathews, D., Fulford, J.D.

“…The influence of corn oil on in vitro ruminal gas production, bloat potential and weight gain of steers was investigated. Overall objectives were to: (1)…”
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An ecological economic simulation model for assessing fire and grazing management effects on mesquite rangelands in Texas by Teague, W.R, Ansley, R.J, Kothmann, M.M, Grant, W.E, Kreuter, U.P, Dube, S, Diaz-Solis, H, Pinchak, W.E

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Registration of 'Armadillo' burr medic by Ocumpaugh, W.R, Hussey, M.A, Grichar, W.J. Jr, Read, J.C, Bade, D.H, Pinchak, W.E, Smith, G.R, Lane, R.A, Pitman, W.D, Muir, J.P

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AFST: Influence of quebracho tannin extract fed at differing rates within a high-roughage diet on the apparent digestibility of dry matter and fiber, nitrogen balance, and fecal gas flux by Norris, A.B., Tedeschi, L.O., Foster, J.L., Muir, J.P., Pinchak, W.E., Fonseca, M.A.

“…•Quebracho exceeding 15 g/kg reduced digestibility.•Nitrogen retention was not affected.•Quebracho inclusion shifted nitrogen excretion from urine to the…”
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Mesquite Pod Removal by Cattle, Feral Hogs, and Native Herbivores by Ansley, R.J., Pinchak, W.E., Owens, M.K.

“…The dispersal of woody plant seeds by livestock has been implicated as one of the causes of woody plant encroachment in semiarid ecosystems worldwide. In the…”
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Effects of dietary tannin source on performance, feed efficiency, ruminal fermentation, and carcass and non-carcass traits in steers fed a high-grain diet by Krueger, W.K., Gutierrez-Bañuelos, H., Carstens, G.E., Min, B.R., Pinchak, W.E., Gomez, R.R., Anderson, R.C., Krueger, N.A., Forbes, T.D.A.

“…The objective of this study, which was part of an integrated project to investigate the antimicrobial effects of dietary tannins on native food borne pathogens…”
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Longitudinal shifts in bacterial diversity and fermentation pattern in the rumen of steers grazing wheat pasture by Pitta, D.W., Pinchak, W.E., Dowd, S., Dorton, K., Yoon, I., Min, B.R., Fulford, J.D., Wickersham, T.A., Malinowski, D.P.

“…Grazing steers on winter wheat forage is routinely practiced in the Southern Great Plains of the US. Here, we investigated the dynamics in bacterial…”
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Influence of dietary grain supplementation on cecal microbial populations in horses by Warzecha, C.M., Coverdale, J.A., Janecka, J.E., Pinchak, W.E., Wickersham, T.A.

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Effects of condensed tannins supplementation level on weight gain and in vitro and in vivo bloat precursors in steers grazing winter wheat by Min, B.R, Pinchak, W.E, Anderson, R.C, Fulford, J.D, Puchala, R

“…Research was conducted to determine the effects of level of supplementation with quebracho condensed tannins (CT) on in vitro ruminal fluid gas production, in…”
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Water Deficit, Heat Tolerance, and Persistence of Summer-Dormant Grasses in the U.S. Southern Plains by Malinowski, D.P, Kigel, J, Pinchak, W.E

“…Summer-dormant cool-season grasses are being used in the Southern Plains of the United States in place of traditional summer-active cultivars for high-quality…”
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Effect of tannins on the in vitro growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and in vivo growth of generic Escherichia coli excreted from steers by Min, Eng R, Pinchak, William E, Anderson, Robin C, Callaway, Todd R

“…The effect of commercially available chestnut and mimosa tannins in vitro (experiment 1) or in vivo (experiment 2) on the growth or recovery of Escherichia…”
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Influence of Confinement Housing on the Cecal Environment of the Horse by Wolford, A.N., Coverdale, J.A., Pinchak, W.E., Anderson, R.C., Wickersham, T.A.

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Effects of Nitroethane and Monensin on Ruminal Fluid Fermentation Characteristics and Nitrocompound-Metabolizing Bacterial Populations by Gutierrez-Bañuelos, Hector, Anderson, Robin C, Carstens, Gordon E, Tedeschi, Luis O, Pinchak, William E, Cabrera-Diaz, Elisa, Krueger, Nathan A, Callaway, Todd R, Nisbet, David J

“…Nitroethane is a potent inhibitor of ruminal CH4 production, a digestive inefficiency resulting in the loss of 2−15% of a ruminant’s gross energy intake and an…”
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Effect of feed additives on in vitro and in vivo rumen characteristics and frothy bloat dynamics in steers grazing wheat pasture by Min, Byeng R., Pinchak, William E., Fulford, Jerry D., Puchala, Richard

“…Research was conducted to determine the potential efficacy of feed additives (FA) to mitigate frothy bloat in yearling cattle grazing wheat pasture. Two…”
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Supplemental Irrigation and Fall Dormancy Effects on Alfalfa Productivity in a Semiarid, Subtropical Climate with a Bimodal Precipitation Pattern by Malinowski, D.P, Pinchak, W.E, Kramp, B.A, Zuo, H, Butler, T.J

“…Received for publication February 21, 2006. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important hay crop produced under rain-fed conditions or various levels of…”
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