Ben Goff, Ph.D
Forage Legume Agronomist
Research
Teaching
ben.goff@uky.edu
Phone (859) 257-5785
Fax (859) 323-1952
Lexington KY 40546
Professional Profile
Specialty
Forage Legumes
Classes
Pls510 - Forage Management and Utilization; Credits - 3
Critical study of grassland plants and the biological and physical factors operative in utilization of natural and cultivated grasslands by domestic animals. Lecture, three hours. Prereq: PLS 386, or consent of instructor. .
Instructors: Ben M. Goff
Research/Teaching Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Flythe, M.D., B. Harrison, I.A. Kagan, J.L. Klotz, G.L. Gellin, B.M. Goff, and G.E. Aiken. 2013. Antimicrobial activity of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) extract on caprine hyper ammonia-producing bacteria. Agriculture Food and Analytical Bacteriology 3:176–185. Authors in PSS Dept.: Ben M. Goff Glen Aiken Isabelle Kagan
Aiken, G. E., B. Goff, W. W. Witt, B. Sleugh, I. A. Kagan, P. Burch, and F. N. Schrick. 2012. Steer and plant responses to chemical suppression of seedhead emergence in toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue. Crop Science 52(2): 960-969. Published online: doi: 10.2135/cropsci2011.07.0377. Authors in PSS Dept.: Ben M. Goff William Witt Glen Aiken Isabelle Kagan
Goff, B., G. E. Aiken, W. W. Witt, B. Sleugh, and P. Burch. 2012. Steer consumption and ergovaline recovery from in vitro digested residues of tall fescue seedheads. Crop Science 52(3): 1437-1440. (Ben Goff was a PhD student in Crop Science) Authors in PSS Dept.: Ben M. Goff William Witt Glen Aiken
Goff, B., P. T. Murphy, and K. J. Moore. 2012. Comparison of common lignin methods and modifications on forage and lignocellosic materials. Journal of Science Food and Agriculture 92: 751-758. (Ben Goff was a PhD student in Crop Science)
Other Research Publications
Goff, B. M., G. E. Aiken, and W. W. Witt. 2012. Effects of grazing inensity and chemical seed suppression on steers grazing tall fescue pastures. Dow Agrosciences Pasture Summit. Authors in PSS Dept.: Ben M. Goff William Witt Glen Aiken
Aiken, G.E., W.W. Witt, B.M. Goff, and I.A. Kagan. 2011. Chemical suppression of seedhead emergence in toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue for improving cattle weight gain and physiology. Proceedings, American Forage and Grassland Council Conference, CD-ROM. French Lick, IN, June 12-15. Authors in PSS Dept.: Ben M. Goff William Witt Glen Aiken Isabelle Kagan
Goff, B.M., G.E. Aiken, and W.W. Witt. 2011. Ergovaline recovery from digested residues of grazed tall fescue seedheads. Proceedings, American Forage and Grassland Council Conference, CD-ROM. French Lick, IN, June 12-15. Authors in PSS Dept.: Ben M. Goff William Witt Glen Aiken
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.S. West Virginia University, 2007
M.S. Iowa State University, 2010
Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 2012