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Book SynopsisWith the current interest in the environmental and economic sustainability of dairy farming, grass forage crops have emerged as a potential solution to some of the nutrient management problems now encountered on intensively managed dairy farms. The expansion and reintegration of grass-based systems into the mainstream of dairying systems will require a major paradigm shift involving economic, social and ecological, as well as biological factors. This book examines the role of grass in milk production in sustainable agricultural ecosystems. It provides a current summary of the role of grass in dairy cattle systems, including the breeding, management, storage, feeding and economics of grass for both lactating and dry dairy cows. Written by leading specialists from Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North and South America, this is an essential reference source for researchers, dairy industry professionals and advanced students of forage and dairy cattle nutrition.
Table of Contents1: The Future of Grass for Dairy Cattle, G W Fick, Cornell University, USA and E A Clark, University of Guelph, Canada 2: Breeding Cool-Season Grasses, M D Casler, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 3: Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Grasses, J B Hacker, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Australia and L Jank, CNGGC/EMBRAPA, Brazil 4: Sward Characteristics and Management Effects on Cool-Season Grass Forage Quality, C C Sheaffer, P Seguin, University of Minnesota, USA and G J Cuomo, West Central Experiment Station, USA 5: Tropical and Subtropical Grass Management and Quality, R T Cowan, University of Queensland, Australia and K F Lowe, Australian Tropical Dairy Institute, Australia 6: Potassium Management, J H Cherney, D J R Cherney, Cornell University, USA and T W Bruulsema, Potash and Phosphate Institute, Canada 7: Nitrogen Management and Sustainability, S C Jarvis, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, UK 8: Phosphorus Management and Sustainability, B W Mathews, University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA, J P Tritschler II, Applied Epidemiology Inc., USA and S Miyasaka, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA 9: Grass Silage, P O'Kiely, Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Ireland and R E Muck, USDA-Agriculture Research Service, USA 10: Grass Baleage, C Ohlsson, Danish Institute of Agricultural Science, Denmark 11: Principles of Grass Growth and Pasture Utilization, A J Parsons, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, New Zealand and D F Chapman, University of Melbourne, Australia 12: Grazing Management Systems for Dairy Cattle, D A Clark, Dairying Research Corporation Ltd., New Zealand and V R Kanneganti, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA 13: Supplementation of Cool-Season Grass Pastures for Dairy Cattle, L D Muller and S L Fales, The Pennsylvania State University, USA 14: Modelling Grass Utilization by Dairy Cattle, D J R Cherney, Cornell University, USA and D R Mertens, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA 15: Economics of Grass for Dairy Cattle, K C Moore, University of Missouri, USA
