Abstract
This report includes research on beef cattle management, reproduction, nutrition, and meat science conducted at Kansas State University. Specific topics include effects of prescribed burning and grazing in the Flint Hills, stocker steer gains, video sale prices and factors, vaccinations, carcass traits, limit-fed diet practices and effects, activity tracking technology capabilities, meat toughness and tenderness factors, and sensory evaluations of plant-based protein alternatives vs. ground beef.
Highlights
Total grass cover and native grass cover were not affected (P ≥ 0.16) by treatment; Caucasian bluestem decreased (P = 0.04) in burned plots compared with non-burned plots
The spread of introduced old-world bluestem species (Bothriochloa ischaemum and Bothriochloa bladhii) across the southern Great Plains represents a major concern to livestock producers and conservationists
While prescribed fire has been applied to Kansas rangelands to control many undesirable plant species, old-world bluestems are unaffected by the conventional spring burns
Summary
The spread of introduced old-world bluestem species (Bothriochloa ischaemum and Bothriochloa bladhii) across the southern Great Plains represents a major concern to livestock producers and conservationists. The objective of our experiment was to document the effects of late-summer prescribed fire on soil cover, botanical composition, plant-species richness, and forage production in mixed-grass prairie with established Caucasian bluestem stands over a four-year period.
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