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Grazing comparison of improved pastures

2005
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Research organisations
Liebe Group Elders Ltd

Trial details

Researcher(s) Brad Westphal (Elders Ltd)
Year(s) 2005
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Dalwallinu, WA
Grazing comparison of improved pastures locations
Aims

To demonstrate the growth rates and carrying capacities of new pasture species and to show options available for improving pasture productivity.

Key messages
  • Both the oats and the ryegrass recovered very quickly from each graxing, however, the legumes were very slow to start growing as expected.
  • The treatments in this trial were set up for intensive strip grazing.
  • The pasture and DSE carrying capacities are representative of this type of system.
Lead research organisation Elders Ltd
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Peter Carlson for planting this trial and David Scholz for helping to manage the trial.

  • Paper reviewed by David Scholz (Elders Ltd).
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Forage: Oats Weed: Ryegrass
Treatment type(s)
  • Grazing : Application Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Dalwallinu 2005 Oats

Sow date 3 May 2005
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 50m x 10m
Plot replication 1
Fertiliser

110 kg Agstar banded, 50 kg Muriate of Potash and 100 kg Urea topdressed
Herbicide

No pre-emergents, Jaguar 750mL + Lontrel 300mL and Fusion 280g on 25th July 2005

Dalwallinu 2005 Ryegrass

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

@T1: 23 days @T2: 35 days @T3: July @T4: August @T5: 26 June to 20 July @T6: 1 August to 5 September
# Treatment 1
Protein (%) Cost ($/ha) Digestibility DMD (% of DM) Metabolisable energy (MJ/kg DM) Biomass (kg/ha) Biomass (kg/ha) Dry sheep equivalent (ha/day) Dry sheep equivalent (ha/day) Pasture growth (kg/ha/day) Pasture growth (kg/ha/day)
1 █ Background - 1750 - 14
1 █ Legumes 29 80 74 10.7 800 1400 12 48 10 40
1 █ Mix 27 105 83 12.2 950 1900 56 74 41 55
1 █ Oats 28 90 85 12.5 650 1150 39 46 28 33
2 █ Ryegrass 22 70 83 12.2 900 1300 54 50 39 37
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Biomass kg/ha

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Cost $/ha

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Digestibility DMD % of DM

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Dry sheep equivalent ha/day

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Metabolisable energy MJ/kg DM

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Pasture growth kg/ha/day

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Protein %

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Dalwallinu, WA 0 - 10cm Red loam
Dalwallinu, WA 10 - 30cm Red loam
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Dalwallinu, WA Red loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Dalwallinu, WA Kandosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Dalwallinu WA
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Climate

Dalwallinu WA 2005

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 285mm

Derived climate information

Dalwallinu WA

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2005 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:53am AEST