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Title:   Author  item
                                            MACADAM, JENNIFER - UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            GRIGGS, THOMAS - UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            Beuselinck, Paulitem
                                            Grabber, John
  Submitted to: Forage and Grazinglands
                                    Publication Type: Review Article
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 5/12/2006
                                    Publication  Date: 9/12/2006
                                    Citation: Macadam, J.W., Griggs, T.C., Beuselinck, P.R., Grabber, J.H. 2006. Birdsfoot trefoil, a valuable tannin-containing legume for mixed pastures. Forage and Grazinglands. Available:http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fg/Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: Birdsfoot trefoil is well suited for use in grazed pastures, performing especially well on calcareous soils but it has also proven to be better adapted on soils too acidic or limited in fertility, texture, or rooting depth for successful alfalfa production. Although somewhat slow to establish, with proper management birdsfoot trefoil performs well and persists under grazing with grasses, producing a physically integrated mixture that promotes efficient intake. Condensed tannins in birdsfoot trefoil prevent bloat but are at concentrations that do not constitute an antiquality factor. Tannins in birdsfoot trefoil increase rumen undegradable protein and decrease intestinal parasite loads, improving productivity and reproductive health while reducing methane and ammonia emissions in sheep and cattle.


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