Forage Courses in the Department of Plant & Soil Science:

Forage and Pasture Crops (PSS 3321, 3:3:0). 

The production and use of forage plant species used for pasture, hay and silage in the U.S., with emphasis on introduced species in and around Texas. The agronomy and ecology of forage growth, development, production, nutritional quality, and grazing systems. Design of forage systems in relation to available resources and livestock production goals.

Campus Class Syllabus

Distance Learning Syllabus

 

Advanced Forage Science (PSS 5327, 3:2:2). 

This is a graduate course that studies the interactions among several aspects of forage production and utilization by ruminant animals with emphasis on grazing. The course covers advanced chemical, physical, and botanical characteristics of forage plants, forage quality, mineral cycling, dynamics of grazing, intake and digestion, environmental
impacts of forage systems, economic aspects of grazing systems, and integrating grassland management into cropping systems. Emphasis is also placed on techniques of researching animal responses to forage availability and quality and deciding on stocking rates.

Campus Class Syllabus

 

Forages and Livestock in Pasture Ecosystems (PSS 5328, 3:3:0). 

The production and use of forage plant species used for pasture, hay and silage in the U.S., with emphasis on introduced species in and around Texas. The agronomy and ecology of forage growth, development, production, nutritional quality, and grazing systems. Design of forage systems in relation to available resources and livestock production goals.

Campus Class Syllabus

Distance Learning Syllabus

 

Related Courses:

Ecology of Grazing Lands Systems (AGSC 5303, 3:3:0).

A field oriented course on ecology, management, and research in forage-livestock systems. Multi-disciplinary, Multi-university course, taught as special studies course if specific university does not have course number listed.

A Mobile Classroom Approach to Graduate Education in Forage and Range Sciences (publication)

 

All courses offered through the 
Department of Plant & Soil Science