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Alternative Beef Finishing Strategies: Effects on Animal Performance, Retail Shelf Life, Sensory, Fatty Acid Profile and Lipid Stability 

Braden, Kirk (2006-12-15)
The effect of supplemental concentrate levels to steers finished on winter annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) or full concentrate (GRAIN) was studied. Initial color, fatty acid profile, retail shelf-life, lipid ...

Composition and Yield of Eight Switchgrass Cultivars in Alabama 

Crider, Lindsay (2009-04-30)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is a viable cellulosic energy crop. Energy conversion technologies prefer cellulosic feedstock to contain low concentrations of lignin and ash and high concentrations of fermentable sugars. ...

Corn Sustainability for Cellulosic Biofuel and Grain Production in the Southeastern US 

Mourtzinis, Spyridon (2013-04-22)
Biofuel production from plant biomass has been proposed as a solution to mitigate fossil fuel use. Corn (Zea mays L.) is an important crop in the Southeast. Its abundance and high yield potential makes it attractive as ...

Grazing Evaluation of Cool-Season Grasses with and without Legumes 

McKee, Robert (2015-12-04)
Reducing the length of time that cattle must be sustained on stored forages during the winter by extending the grazing season is a growing interest of cattle producers in the Southeast. This project was conducted to evaluate ...

Selected Topics in Peanut Production: Economic Feasibility of an Energy Crop on a South Alabama Cotton-peanut Farm and Do Economies of Scale Exist on Peanut Farms in the Southeast? 

Frank, Edward (2005-12-15)
The possibility of low prices farmers receive for peanuts at the farm gate may cause them to implement alternative production practices. This thesis is comprised of two separate papers, formatted for publication with the ...

Southern-Pine Silvopasture Systems: Forage Characteristics, Soil Quality, and Landscape Utilization by Cattle 

Karki, Uma (2008-12-15)
Silvopasture is considered a more attractive land management option for diversified economic returns and environmental quality compared to open-pasture (pasture without trees) monocultures. However, little is known about ...