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Forage Quality And Performance Of Tall Fescue Hay Amended With Broiler Litter And Commercial Fertilizer, Stacy L. Clark
Forage Quality And Performance Of Tall Fescue Hay Amended With Broiler Litter And Commercial Fertilizer, Stacy L. Clark
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Broiler chickens are a leading agricultural commodity in Tennessee. Many broiler operations are located in eastern and middle Tennessee where a common land use is tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) hay and pasture, for cow-calf and dairy operations. Litter from broiler operations is land applied on fescue at rates that often exceed the recommended phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) rates. Surveys of forage quality conducted by the University of Tennessee Extension in 2001 found that many forages across the state had higher than recommended K and sulfur levels and were deficient in copper (Cu) and other nutrients. In spring 2004 …