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Refereed Journal Articles Bass, A.E., D. Philipp, K.P. Coffey, J.D. Caldwell, R.T. Rhein, A.N. Young, W.K. Coblentz. 2012. Chemical composition, intake by sheep, and in-situ disappearance in cannulated cows of bermudagrass hayed at two moisture concentrations and treated with a non-viable Lactobacillus actic acid preservative. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 117:43-51. Boland, H. T., G. Scaglia, D. R. Notter, A. J. Rook, W. S. Swecker, Jr., and A. O. Abaye. 2012. Diet composition and dry matter intake of beef steers grazing tall fescue and alfalfa. Crop Sci. 52(6):2817-2825. Dillard, S.L., L.E. Sturgeon, W.F. Owsley, C.W. Wood, J.L. Holliman and R.B. Muntifering. 2012. Productivity and nutritive quality of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) as influenced by commercial fertilizer, broiler litter and interseeded white clover (Trifolium repens). Applied and Environmental Soil Science vol. 2012, Article ID 234103, 6 pp. Mullenix, M.K., E.J. Bungenstab, J.C. Lin, B.E. Gamble and R.B. Muntifering. 2012. Productivity, quality characteristics and beef cattle performance from cool-season annual forage mixtures. Professional Animal Scientist 28: 379-386. Scaglia, G., J. P. Fontenot, W. S. Swecker Jr., B. A. Corl, S. K. Duckett, H. T. Boland, R. Smith, and A. O. Abaye. 2012. Performance, carcass, and meat characteristics of beef steers finished on 2 different forages or on a high-concentrate diet. Prof. Anim. Sci. 28:194203. Smith, S. A., J. D. Caldwell, M. P. Popp, K. P. Coffey, J. A. Jennings, M. C. Savin, and C. F. Rosenkrans, Jr. 2012. Tall Fescue Toxicosis Mitigation Strategies: Comparisons of Cow-calf Returns. J. Agric. Appl. Econ. 44(4):577-592. Huntintgon, G., J. Cassady, K. Gray, M. Poore, S. Whisnant, G. Hansen. 2012. Use of digital infrared thermal imaging to assess feed efficiency in Angus bulls. Prof. Anim. Sci. 28:166-172. Drewnoski, M.E. and M. H. Poore. 2012. Effects of supplementation frequency on ruminal fermentation and digestion by steers fed medium-quality hay and supplemented with a soybean hulls and corn gluten feed blend. J. Anim. Sci. 90:881-891. Abstracts Jennings, J. A., K. J. Simon, K. P. Coffey, P. A. Beck, C. P. West, M. L. Looper, and D. S. Hubbell, III. 2012. Extensions response to the fescue endophyte problem. In Proceedings of the American Forage and Grassland Council Conference. January 2012. AFGC Berea, KY. Abstract. Kanani, J., D. Philipp, K. P. Coffey, E. B. Kegley, C. P. West, S. Gadberry, J. Jennings, A. Young, and R. Rhein. 2012. Digestibility and fecal output prediction using acid-detergent lignin, alkaline-peroxide lignin, and acid-detergent insoluble ash in cattle offered bermudagrass hays of varying quality. J. Anim. Sci. 90(Suppl. 3):289. Kanani, J., D. Philipp, K. P. Coffey, E. B. Kegley, C. P. West, S. Gadberry, J. Jennings, A. Young, and R. Rhein. 2012. Diurnal variation in fecal concentrations of indigestible-acid detergent fiber, acid-detergent insoluble ash, and alkaline-peroxide lignin from cattle offered bermudagrass hays of varying quality. J. Anim. Sci. 90(Suppl. 3):289. Madzonga, Z., A. Young, K. Coffey, D. Philipp, and E. Kegley. 2012. Intake, in situ disappearance, and ruminal fermentation of bermudagrass hay by lactating beef cows offered hominy feed or corn as supplements. J. Anim. Sci. 90(E-Suppl. 2):19. Neel, J.B. Neel, B.T. Campbell, F.D. Kirkpatrick, C.D. Lane, and W.W Gill. 2012. Producer evaluation of the TN Master beef producer program. J. Anim. Sci. 90 (Suppl. 1)33. Scaglia, G., J. Rodriguez, and H. T. Boland. 2012. Evaluation of three bermudagrass varieties for grazing and hay production. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 90, Suppl. 1:86 (Abstr.). Smith, W.B., R. Muntifering, E. van Santen, E. Guertal and D. Ball. 2012. Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) production and quality as influenced by planting date and irrigation during early seedling development. Journal of Animal Science 90 (Suppl. 1): 3. Smith, W,B., R. Muntifering, E. van Santen, S.L. Dillard, E. Guertal and D. Ball. 2012. Evaluation of forage quality predictors in early- and late-maturing cultivars of annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.). Journal of Animal Science 90 (Suppl. 3): 830. Proceedings Backus, W.M, J.C. Waller, P.D. Keyser, G.E. Bates, C.A. Harper, and R.J. Carlisle. 2012. Performance of stocker steers grazing native warm-season grasses during the summer in Tennessee. Proceedings, Southeastern Prairies: Remnants, Conservation, and Working Lands, Starkville, MS, May14-17, 2012. Backus, M., J. Waller, B. Campbell, E. Doxon, P. Keyser, G. Bates, and C. Harper. 2012. Two strategies for grazing NWSG in Southwest Tennessee. Eighth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Charlottesville, VA, Oct 1  4, 2012. Backus, M., J. Waller, B. Campbell, E. Doxon, P. Keyser, G. Bates, and C. Harper. 2012. Two strategies for grazing NWSG on the Highland Rim in Middle Tennessee. Eighth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Charlottesville, VA, Oct 1  4, 2012, poster. Birckhead, J., C. Harper, P. Keyser, G. Bates, J. Waller, E. Doxon, and M. Backus. 2012. Avian habitat response to hay and biofuels production in native warm-season grass stands in the Mid-South. Eighth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Charlottesville, VA, Oct 1  4, 2012. Birckhead, J., C. Harper, P. Keyser, J. Waller, G. Bates, E. Doxon, and D. McIntosh. 2012. Avian habitat response to grazing native warm-season forages in the Mid-South. Eighth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Charlottesville, VA, Oct 1  4, 2012. Doxon, E. J. Waller, P. Keyser, G. Bates, and N. Schrick. 2012. Responses of replacement heifers grazing NWSG. Eighth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Charlottesville, VA, Oct 1  4, 2012. Keyser, P.D. 2012. Prairie Restoration and Working Grasslands in the Southeast: Plenary presentation (invited). Proceedings, Southeastern Prairies: Remnants, Conservation, and Working Lands, Starkville, MS, May14-17, 2012. Keyser, P., E. Doxon, J. Waller, and G. Bates. 2012. Web-based Economic Decision Tool for Summer Forage Production. Proceedings, Southeastern Prairies: Remnants, Conservation, and Working Lands, Starkville, MS, May14-17, 2012. Lehmkuhler, J. 2012. Role and Importance of Alfalfa in Beef Diets. Proceedings of the 32nd Kentucky Alfalfa Conference. V. 32 No. 2. pp. 23-29. McIntosh, D., G. E. Bates, P. D. Keyser, C. A. Harper, J. Birckhead, J. C. Waller, and M. Backus. 2012. Integrated forage-biomass system for the mid-South. AFGC conference proceedings, Louisville, KY, Jan 9-11, 2012. McIntosh, D., G. Bates, P. Keyser, C. Harper, J. Birckhead, J. Waller, and M. Backus. 2012. Harvest opportunities in a forage-biomass system using native warm-season grasses. Eighth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Charlottesville, VA, Oct 1  4, 2012. Extension Steve Higgins, Sarah Wightman, and Jeff Lehmkuhler. Feedlot Design and Management for Backgrounding and Stocker Operations. AEN-110. 2012 (at press). Jeff Lehmkuhler, Roy Burris, Donna Amaral-Phillips. Mineral and Protein Blocks and Tubs for Beef Cattle. 2012 (in review). K. D. Bullock, R. Burris, J. Henning, L. Anderson, J.W. Lehmkuhler, B. Mikel, P. Scharko, and D. Shepherd. 2012. Beef Integrated Resource Management Calendars. AGR-CAL. Departmental reports Ata, M., K. P. Coffey, J. D. Caldwell, E. B. Kegley, M. L. Looper, D. Philipp, J. D. Tucker, D. S. Hubbell, III, and C. F. Rosenkrans, Jr., 2012. Relationship between polymorphisms in the prolactin promoter and cytochrome P450 genes and pre-weaning performance by steers weaned from wild-type or non-toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue pastures. Arkansas Animal Science Department Report. Arkansas Agri. Exper. Sta. Research Series 597:60-62. Ata, M., K. P. Coffey, J. D. Caldwell, E. B. Kegley, M. L. Looper, D. Philipp, J. D. Tucker, D. S. Hubbell, III, and C. F. Rosenkrans, Jr., 2012. Relationship between polymorphisms in the prolactin promoter and cytochrome P450 genes and post-weaning performance by steers weaned from wild-type or non-toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue pastures. Arkansas Animal Science Department Report. Arkansas Agri. Exper. Sta. Research Series 597:63-68. Briggs, B. E., T. G. Montgomery, K. P. Coffey, D. Philipp, P. B. Francis, J. D. Caldwell, W. A. Whitworth, and A. N. Young. 2012. Growth performance by heifers grazing annual ryegrass pastures fertilized with nitrogen or overseeded with crimson, ladino, or both crimson and ladino clovers during spring: Three-year summary. Arkansas Animal Science Department Report. Arkansas Agri. Exper. Sta. Research Series 597:135-136. Scaglia, G. 2012. Evaluation of three bermudagrass hybrids for grazing and hay production in South Louisiana. Louisiana Agriculture Magazine. Pp. 6-8. Vol. 55, No. 3. Summer issue. Sheffield, R., K. Harborth, G. Scaglia, B. D. LeBlanc, K. Pope. 2012. Sustainable Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Beef Production. LSU AgCenter Communications. Popular Press Scaglia, G. 2012. Do cattle know what to eat when? Part 1. In Louisiana Farm and Ranch. Vol. 8, No. 8:30-32. August issue. Scaglia, G. 2012. Do cattle know what to eat when? Part 2. In Louisiana Farm and Ranch. Vol. 8, No. 10:36-37. October issue.