SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Basic Information
Additional Info

Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: WERA39 : Coordination of Sheep and Goat Research and Education Programs for the Western States
Period Covered: 07/01/2011 to 07/01/2012
Date of Report: 07/17/2012
Annual Meeting Dates: 07/17/2012 to 07/17/2012

Patrick Hatfield Department of Animal and Range Sciences PO Box 172900 Bozeman, MT 59717-2900 406-994-7952 406/994-5589 FAX hatfield@montana.edu North Dakota State University Christopher S. Schauer, PhD Post-Doctoral Research Associate Hettinger Research Extension Center Hettinger, ND 58639 (701) 567-4323 (701) 567-4327 FAX christopher.schauer@ndsu.nodak.edu Brian Neville Graduate Student ND State Univ. Fargo, ND 58108 Hultz 169, 231-8790 bryan.neville@ndsu.edu Redden, Reid Assistant Professor ND State Univ. Hultz 169, 231-5597 reid.redden@ndsu.edu Oregon State University Jim Thompson Department of Animal Science 214 Withycombe Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-6702 541/737-1908 541/737-4174 FAX South Dakota State University Julie Walker SDSU West River Ag Center 1905 Plaza Blvd Rapid City, SD 57702 605-394-2236 605-394-6607 FAX julie.walker@sdstate.edu Texas A&M University Christopher J. Lupton Texas AgriLife Research 7887 US HWY 87 N San Angelo, TX 76901-9714 325/653-4576 325/653-4364 FAX c-lupton@tamu.edu John Walker Texas Agricultural Experiment Station 7887 US HWY 87 N San Angelo, TX 76901-9714 325/653-4576 325/653-4364 FAX jwalker@ag.tamu.edu Travis Whitney Texas AgriLife Research 7887 US HWY 87 N San Angelo, TX 76901-9714 325/653-4576 325/653-4364 FAX trwhitney@ag.tamu.edu USDA-Agricultural Research Service J. Bret Taylor US Sheep Experiment Station HC 62 Box 2010 Dubois, ID 83423 208/374-5306 208/374-5582 btaylor@pw.ars.usda.gov

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Accomplishments

See attached minutes for list of accomplishments by objective.

Impacts

Using sheep to control weeds on summer fallowed ground is a more effective method of cheatgrass control, has a positive impact on beneficial parasitoid insects, and results in the same grain yield and greenhouse gas emission as chemical fallowed treatments, although more N fertilization is required on rotations using sheep for summer fallow management.As off farm petroleum based fuels, fertilizer, and pesticides become more expensive and in the case of herbicides, some weeds develop resistance farmers will look to develop mutually beneficial partnerships to maintain economically and environmentally sustainable production.The project has over the past 10 years documented successes of incorporating sheep into farming systems for weed and insect control
See attached minutes for several more impacts (nicely written)

Publications

Travis Whitney Whitney, T. R., A. E. Lee, M. G. Williamson, C. D. Swening, and R. L. Noland. 2011. Use of the Penn State forage particle separator to evaluate coarse-ground juniper as a supplemental feed limiter for lambs. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 168:2129. Abstracts, and reports Cherry, N. M., B. D. Lambert, J. P. Muir, M. Bullinger, J. E. Miller, R. M. Kaplan, T. R. Whitney. 2011. Feeding North American panicled tick-clover to growing goats reduces Haemonchus contortus infection. Abstract and Oral Presentation by Cherry. In: ADSA-CSAS-ASAS 2011 Joint Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. J. Anim. Sci. 89: E-Suppl. 1:397. Steele, D. K., C. B. Scott, T. R. Whitney, and C. J. Owens. 2012. Feeding specific amino acids to increase redberry juniper consumption by goats. 3rd annual Ranchers Workshop. Poster. NRCS. Sonora Civic Center. May 16 Knight, C. W., C. B. Scott, T. R. Whitney, and C. J. Owens. 2012. Changes in nutritional quality and Saline content of salt cedar. 3rd annual Ranchers Workshop. Poster. NRCS. Sonora Civic Center. May 16. T. R. Whitney. 2012. Harvesting juniper for feed. 3rd annual Ranchers Workshop. Poster. NRCS. Sonora Civic Center. May 16. Whitney, T. R. 2011. Chemical composition differs between browsed and non-browsed Ashe juniper trees. WERA 039 annual meeting. June 58. pp. 2830. Whitney, T. R. 2011. Use of the Penn State particle separator to determine if molasses can reduce sorting of ground juniper when juniper is used as a feed intake limiter for lambs. WERA 039 annual meeting. June 58. pp. 3136. Whitney, T. R. 2011. Supplements containing escape protein improve redberry juniper intake by goats. WERA 039 annual meeting. June 58. pp. 3738. Whitney, T. R. 2010 2015. CRIS Progress Reports: Project TEX09088. Nutritional programs for small ruminant production systems and white-tailed deer. 4 annual reports and 1 final report. Whitney, T. R. 2009 2011. Evaluating the use of harvested juniper and dried distillers grains in sheep and Angora goat growing rations. Texas AgriLife Res. Ann. Rep., Texas Dept. Agric. Food and Fibers Res. Grant Program, Final report. Whitney, T. R. 2011. Survey: Harvesting and feeding juniper. 37th Annual TX AgriLife Sheep and Goat Field Day, San Angelo. Sept. 1. Tim Ross Richardson, C. M., R. A. Halalsheh, D. M. Hallford, T. T. Ross. 2012. Carryover Effects on Progesterone Concentrations and Fetal Numbers in Ewes Given Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci.( In press). Richardson, C. M., P. L. Black, R. A. Halalsheh, S. M. Fields, D. M. Hallford, T. T. Ross. 2011. Progesterone Concentrations and Lambing Rates in Ewes Given Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 62: 299-302 HATFIELD Keithly, J. I., R. W. Kott, J. G. Berardinelli, S. Moreaux, and P. G. Hatfield. 2011. Thermogenesis, blood metabolites and hormones, and growth of lambs born to ewes supplemented with algae-derived docosahexaenoic acid. J. Anim. Sci. 89:4305-4313. (68) Sainju, U. M., A. W. Lenssen, H. B. Goosey, E. Snyder, and P. G. Hatfield. 2011. Sheep grazing in a wheat-fallow system affects dryland soil properties and grain yield. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am. J. 75:1789-1798. Moreaux, S J. J., J. L. Nichols, J.G. P. Bowman, and P. G. Hatfield. 2011. Psyllium lowers blood glucose and insulin concentrations in horses. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 31:160-165. Hatfield, P. G., T. Spezzano, H. B. Goosey, S. Blodgett, A. W. Lenssen, and R. W. Kott. 2012. Integrated crop livestock production systems using grazing sheep to control wheat stem sawfly: Impact on over-wintering larval populations. 5th Intl. Wheat Stem Sawfly Conf. Bozeman, MT. http://www.entomology.montana.edu/sawfly (30) Hatfield, P. G., H. B. Goosey, A. W. Lenssen, and S. Blodgett. 2011. Sheep grazing to manage crop residues and control insects and weeds in northern plains grain and alfalfa production. SARE Learning Center, Agricultural Innovations. sare.org/Learning-Center/Fact-Sheets E. E. Nix, D. L. Ragen, J. G. P. Bowman, R. W. Kott, and P. G. Hatfield. 2012. Effect of swath grazing on forage intake and wastage by ewes. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 63:(in press). (97) Ragen, D. L., E. E. Nix, R. L. Endecott, P. G. Hatfield, M. K. Petersen, and J.G.P. Bowman. 2012 Individual mineral-supplement intake by ewes swath grazing or confinement fed pea-barley forage. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 63:(in press). Ragen, D. L., E. E. Nix, R. L. Endecott, P. G. Hatfield, M. K. Petersen, and J. G. P. Bowman. 2012 Individual mineral-supplement intake by ewes swath grazing or confinement fed pea-barley forage. Proc. Montana Livest. Nutr. Conf. http://www.msuextension.org/beefcattle/resources.html Barsotti, J. L., U. Sainju, A. Lenssen, C. Montagne, and P. Hatfield. 2012. Effect of sheep grazing on soil carbon and nitrogen in dryland cropping systems. Proc. Montana Livest. Nutr. Conf. http://www.msuextension.org/beefcattle/resources.html Paramjit, S. G., K. M. ONeill, and P. G. Hatfield. 2012. Effects of alternative management practices on the abundance and diversity of arthropods in a mixed-crop agroecosystem. Proc. Montana Livest. Nutr. Conf. http://www.msuextension.org/beefcattle/resources.html Sainju, U. M., A. W. Lenssen, H. B. Goosey, E. Snyder, and P. G. Hatfield. 2011. Sheep grazing effect on dryland soil carbon and nitrogen in the wheat-fallow system. 2011. West. Nutr. Manage. Conf. 9:146-151. Graves, M., J. Mangold, H. Goosey, P. Hatfield, and F. Menalled. 2011. Impact of sheep grazing on demographic parameters of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and wild oat (Avena fatua) in three common Montana agricultural systems. Abstr. 64th Ann. Meeting Soc. Range Manage. http://www.rangelands.org/billings2011/pdf/SRM%202011%20abstracts%20author%20index.pdf Integrated research and education. October 2011. MSU Animal and Range Sciences Newsletter. http://animalrange.montana.edu/news.htm (33) MSU receives $743,000 for research, courses, involving sheep and organic farming. 2011. Bozeman Daily Chronicle. http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/agriculture/article_7bc919e8-0346-11e1-a993-001cc4c002e0.html Montana State University receives $743K for organic sheep farming studies. 2011. Farmer-Stockman. http://farmprogress.com/story-montana-state-u-receives-743k-for-organic-sheep-farming-studies-0-54590 MSU awarded agriculture grant to research organic farming. 2011. MTbusiness.com. http://www.mtbusiness.com/Agriculture/msu-awarded-agriculture-grant-to-research-organic-farming.html (30) Can sheep bring sustainability and profits to organic dryland farming? Integrated farming systems the latest in sheep grazing studies. 2011. Ag Excellence 2010-2011 MSU College of Ag and MT Agric. Exp. Sta. Boswell, E. 2011. MSU receives almost $743,000 for research, new courses involving sheep and organic farming. http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=10444

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