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South Africa
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Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan
Merida, Mexico
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INRA Toulouse, France
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Jim Muir
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Position |
Associate Professor of Forage
Ecology
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Institution |
Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station
Texas A&M University
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Address |
Agricultural Experiment Station
1229 North U.S. Hwy 281
Stephenville TX 76401
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Education |
PhD University of Florida, 1989.
Agronomy
MSc University of Florida, 1985.
Agronomy
BSc Wheaton College, 1981. Biology
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Professional Experience |
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2002-Present. Associate Professor,
Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, Texas A&M University.
Forage agronomist at the
Stephenville Research Center.
1997-2002. Assistant Professor, TAES,
Texas A&M University.
1997. Winrock International and
Heifer Project International country
representative for Mozambique.
1989-96. Research and extension
agronomist, Mozambique's Ministry of
Agriculture Institute for Animal
Production.
1988. Fulbright-Hays scholar,
Agronomy Department of Eduardo
Mondlane University, Mozambique.
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Small Ruminant Research Interests |
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1. Forage condensed tannins for
organic suppression of goat
gastro-intestinal nematodes.
2. Goat suppression of invasive
plants in Texas.
3. Year-round pasture systems for
goats in north-central Texas.
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Small Ruminant Publications |
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Foster, J.L, J.P. Muir and W.C.
Ellis. Nutritive evaluation of two
native north Texas legumes (Strophostyles)
fed to goats. Small Ruminant
Research Journal (submitted).
Packard, C.E. J.P. Muir, R.D. Wittie,
and R.M. Harp. Peanut stover and
bermudagrass hay for wethers on
summer hardwood range in north
central Texas. Sheep & Goat Research
Journal (submitted).
Muir, J.P. and S.A. Weiss. Maize
supplement for wethers on cultivated
summer pasture or mesquite
rangeland. Sheep & Goat Research
Journal (submitted).
Muir, J.P. Nitrogen fertilizer rates
on wheat pastures for meat goats in
north-central Texas. Small Ruminant
Research (at press).
Packard, C.E., J.P. Muir and R.D.
Wittie. Groundnut stover and
bermudagrass hay for wethers on
winter hardwood range in north
central Texas. Small Ruminant
Research (at press).
Foster, J.L., J.P. Muir, and B.D.
Lambert and D. Pawelek. In situ and
in vitro degradation of native
warm-season legumes and alfalfa in
goats and steers fed sorghum-sudan
basal diet. Animal Feed Technology
(at press).
Muir, J.P. 2006. Stocking rates on
cultivated winter pastures for meat
goats. Sheep & Goat Research Journal
21:6-11.
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.
Ott, J.P., J.P. Muir, T.F. Brown and
R.D. Wittie. 2004. Peanut meal
supplementation for growing nanny
kids on woodland range. Small
Ruminant Res. 52:63-74.
Faftine, O., J.P. Muir and E.
Massaete. 1998. Groundnut and
cowpea residue for dry season
supplementation of goats. Animal
Feed Science and Technology 76:1-8.
Muir, J.P. and E. Massaete. 1996.
Effect of physical restriction and
supplementation with Leucaena
leucocephala on goat growth. Small
Rum. Res. 23:103-108.
Muir, J.P., C. Jordao and E.
Massaete. 1995. Comparative growth
characteristics of goats tethered in
native pasture and free-ranged in a
cultivated pasture. Small Rum. Res.
17:111-116.
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Current Grants |
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USDA CSREES Integrated Organics
Program. 2006-2008. Development of
gastrointestinal nematode control in
organic small ruminant production.
Southern SARE, 2005-2007.
Sustainable and profitable control
of invasive species by browsing
goats. |
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