Forage Notes

Organization of forage plants tissue. Utilization of forage fiber by ruminants. Perspectives of cell wall biodegradation-session synopsis. Quantitative analysis of cell wall components. Analysis of forage cell wall polysaccharides. Application of methods for the investigation of lignin structure. Analysis of plant cell walls-session synopsis. Composition and structure of cell wall polysaccharides in forages. Lignin/hydroxycinnamic acid/polycinnamic complexes: synthetic models for regiochemical characterization. Comprehensive model of the lignified plant cell wall. Structure of forage cell walls-session synopsis. Cell wall polysaccharide interactions and degradability. Cell wall lignification and degradability . Machanistic models of forage cell wall degradation. Cell wall matrix interactions and degradation-session synopsis. Microbial adhesion and degradation of plants cell walls. Microbial ecology of cell wall fermentation. Enzymatic hydrolysis of forage cell walls. Microbial and molecular mechanisms of cell wall degradation-session synopsis. Particle-size reduction by ruminants-effects of cell wall. Kinetics of cell wall digestion and passage in ruminants., Influence of feeding management on ruminant fiber digestibility., Cell wall degradation in the ruminant-session synopsis. Cell wall biosynthesis and its regulation. Environmental and genetic effects on cell wall composition and digestibility. Postharvest treatment of fibrous feedstuffs to improve their nutritive value. Machanisms for altering cell wall utilization-session synopsis.

History of Southern foragem crops. Developing a forage program; Climate and soils areas. Warm season grasses. Cool season grasses. Warm season legumes. Cool season legumes. Soil testing and fertility. Seed. Forage crop establishment. Sodseeding/no-tillage planting. Legume inoculation. Forage physiology. Weeds in forage crops. Forage quality. Nutrient requirements of livestock. Hay production, storage and feeding. Silage production and feeding. Common forage-livestock disorders. Posionous plants. Fescure toxicity. Fencing. Grazing management. Forages for: cows and calves, beef stockering, dairy cattle, horses, sheeps. Plants for wildlife. Forages and environment.