Keynote address; Pastures and animal production; Problems with pastures: problems of animal production from temperate pastures; Problems of animal production from mediterranean pastures; Problems of animal production from tropical pastures; Limitations caused by chemical composition and digestibility: Differences between species in forage quality; Environmental and nutritional factors affecting herbage quality; Deleterious factors in forages affecting animal production; Limitations to intake: Influence of sward characteristics on diet selection and herbage intake by the grazing animal; Effects of chemical and physical composition of herbage eaten upor intake; Animal factors affecting feed intake; Limitations to digestion and utilization: Microbial breakdown of feed in the digestive tract; Digestion and utilization of energy; Digestion and utilization of protein; Utilization of minerals; Overcoming limitations to animal production: Selecting and breeding better legumes; Selecting and breeding better quality grasses; Animal breeding for improved productivity; Overcoming nutritional limitations through pasture management; Forage conservation; Improving forage quality by processing; Supplementary feeding of grazing animals; Modification of rumen fermentation; Integration of grazing with other feed resources; Role of computer simulation in overcoming limitations to animal production from pasturtes; Summative address; Symposium highlights and their relevante to future research; List of participants.; Index.

Grassland management. Pasture chemistry. The nutritional value of herbage. Forage crops. The nutritional value of conserved products. The nutritional physiology of the adult ruminant. The measurement of pasture output. Grazing behaviour. Dairy cattle. Beef cattle and sheep. Non-ruminants. Bloat. Ketosis in cattle. Pregnancy toxaemia in the ewe. Helminth diseases of grazing animals. Parasitic bronchitis. Parasitic gastroenteritis. Fascioliasis. Plant toxicology and photosensitivity. Herbicides.

Management Strategies for Sustainable Cattle Production in Southern Pastures is a practical resource for scientists, students, and stakeholders who want to understand the relationships between soil-plant interactions and pasture management strategies, and the resultant performance of cow-calf and stocker cattle. This book illustrates the importance of matching cattle breed types and plant hardiness zones to optimize cattle production from forages and pastures. It explains the biologic and economic implications of grazing management decisions made to improve sustainability of pastures and cattle production while being compliant with present and future environmental concerns and cattle welfare programs. Documents the effects of cattle grazing on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints Discusses strategies to enhance soil fertility, soil health, and nutrient cycling in pastures Provides information on the use of stocking rates, stocking strategies and grazing systems to optimize cow-calf production of weaned calves and stockers. Presents innovations in cattle supplementation and watering systems to minimize negative impacts on water and soil health Includes methods for weed control to maintain pasture condition and ecosystem stability Describes management strategies to integrate cattle operations with wildlife sustainability