Abstract
ABSTRACT A study was conducted to determine the performance and behavior of spring-born Angus crossbred steer calves during the backgrounding period when grazing endophyte-free tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire = Festuca arundinacea Schreb.] or alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. ssp. sativa) monoculture paddocks or when given a choice between the 2 forages grown as adjacent monocultures in paddocks of 50% tall fescue and 50% alfalfa (FA) by area. Steers were fitted with pedometers that recorded percentage of time spent standing, lying, or active and steps per day. These data were subsequently analyzed to estimate time spent grazing. Steers in the alfalfa spent more (P
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