Project objectives

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Sept. 2012 – Aug. 2017

• Evaluate birdsfoot trefoil (BFT) cultivars
  • Assess agronomic growth characteristics & condensed tannin profiles
  • Assess the anti-parasitic effect of BFT cultivars
  • Identify tannins critical for anti-parasitic activity
  • Assess the effect of BFT on immune function
• Develop and demonstrate on-farm establishment & management of BFT nurse pastures
• Evaluate herd / flock health and economic outcomes of BFT pasture mixes for gastrointestinal nematode suppression
• Extend practices to organic & transitioning small ruminant producers

2019 Update – Learn more about our new USDA NIFA Organic Transitions Program project entitled, Overcoming barriers to transitioning small ruminants to organic production:  Effects of feeding birdsfoot trefoil on parasite control, nutritional status & profitability, that builds from this Sept. 2012 – Aug. 2017 project.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative under Agreement No. 2012-51300-03654.