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Annual Summer Legumes for Browsers Cultivated summer legumes for goat production under pecan groves has yielded some useful results. Goodwin, J.D., J.P. Muir and R.D. Wittie. 2002. Goat performance, forage selectivity and forage quality dynamics in three cultivated warm season pastures in north-central Texas. Sheep and Goat Research in Texas, Consolidated Research Report. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station CPR. pg. 90-98. This research has also been published in: Goodwin, J.D., J.P. Muir, R.D. Wittie and T.F. Brown. 2004. Goat weight gains and forage selectivity in mixed grass-forb silvo-pastoral systems. Small Ruminant Res. 52:53-62. Click images to enlarge Cowpea Lablab Pigweed Pigweed can be cultivated and, in combination with leguems under pecan groves, can be highly productive ... IF it rains. Other research to date: Packard, CE, J.P. Muir, R.D. Wittie, and R.M. Harp. Groundnut stover and bermudagrass hay for wethers on summer hardwood range in north central Texas. Small Ruminant Research (submitted). Muir, J.P., and S.A. Weiss. Maize supplement for wethers on cultivated summer pasture or mesquite rangeland. Small Ruminant Research (submitted). The following is a partial list of research efforts and short description of methodology. Annual Summer Legumes for Browsers Annual Winter Pastures for Goats |  Ag Programs   |  Center Information   |  Faculty & Staff   |  TAES - Research   |  TCE - Extension   |  Weather  | [ State of Texas Homepage | Privacy Policy | Open Records Policy | Copyright Infringement | Required Links | Statement of Purpose ]  Copyright ©2006 · The Texas A&M University System · Research & Extension Center - Stephenville, Texas 76401 · 254.968.4144  Contact the Webmaster at: stephenville@ag.tamu.edu