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Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, Lancaster, WISCONSIN, USA
2007 Cool-Season Grass Seeding
Grazing Trial-intake and palatability results
2007 Grazing Perioda
  May 5, 2007  
Specie Variety Intake* Palat.^
ton/a
Perennial ryegrass AMPOW4N 0.42 2.8
Perennial ryegrass BOOST 0.45 3.0
Kentucky bluegrass LATO no data due to annual grass infestation
Orchardgrass OG0203G 1.00 2.3
Creeping Bentgrass PST-ORAF 0.48 2.8
Kentucky bluegrass THROUGHBLUE  no data due to annual grass infestation
Timothy TM9701 0.86 3.3
Perennial ryegrass VERANO 0.47 2.8
               
Mean 0.61 2.8
a Only one grazing period occurred in 2007.  Normally, no data is taken in seeding year
*intake based on difference between before-graze and after-graze pasture plate measurements.
^PALAT.=Palatability rating 0=0% grazed, 1=20%, 2=40%, 3=60%, 4=80%, 5=100% grazed.
   Palatability of grasses under grazing is determined by visual estimation of percent defoliation of plots. 
   The visual determination is made midway during mob grazing by beef cows of the grass plots for intake determination.