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Jim Neel Research Animal Scientist USDA-ARS Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center Beaver, WV

Jim Neel Research Animal Scientist USDA-ARS Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center Beaver, WV. Forage Systems for Grass-finished Livestock Silvopasture. Why Silvopasture?. Bring Wooded Areas Into Forage Production. Increased Biodiversity ?. Aesthetic Value ?.

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Jim Neel Research Animal Scientist USDA-ARS Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center Beaver, WV

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  1. Jim NeelResearch Animal ScientistUSDA-ARSAppalachian Farming Systems Research CenterBeaver, WV

  2. Forage Systems for Grass-finished Livestock Silvopasture

  3. Why Silvopasture?

  4. Bring Wooded Areas Into Forage Production

  5. Increased Biodiversity ?

  6. Aesthetic Value ?

  7. Staggered Forage Development ? May 7, 2003

  8. Improved Nutritional Value ?

  9. Silvopasture Establishment

  10. October 2002

  11. April 2003

  12. June 2003

  13. July 2003

  14. Forage Production

  15. Key Findings • Compared to open pasture, silvopasture will produce about ½ the dry matter per unit area • Productivity fluctuates with weather conditions • Cloudy conditions further reduces energy available to plants • When estimating available dry matter, be sure to account for rock cover and stumps

  16. Nutritive Value

  17. Key Findings • Silvopasture generally: • Greater nitrogen content (Crude Protein) • Lower nonstructural carbohydrate content (TNC) • Equivalent TDN content (Lower TDN:CP) • May want to think in terms of using it as a supplement to open pasture (High CP)

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