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Jim Muir (jmuir@scsrpc.org)                                                                                      



 

Position

Associate Professor of Forage Ecology
 

Institution

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas A&M University
 

Address

Agricultural Experiment Station
1229 North U.S. Hwy 281
Stephenville TX  76401
 

Education

PhD University of Florida, 1989.  Agronomy
MSc University of Florida, 1985.  Agronomy
BSc Wheaton College, 1981.  Biology
 

Professional Experience

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.
 

Small Ruminant Research Interests

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.
 

Small Ruminant Publications

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.
 

Current Grants

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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