BOTANICAL COMPOSITION AND IN VITRO NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF KIKUYU GRASS COMPARED WITH TEMPERATE PASTURES

Background: Intensive continuous grazing of temperate grass and legume pastures has been a feeding strategy adopted in small-scale dairy systems (SSDS) in the highlands of central Mexico that reduces costs and increases profitability of farms. However, temperate grasses have low persistency due to a...

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Main Authors: Dalia Andrea Plata-Reyes, Julieta Gertrudis Estrada-Flores, Felipe López-González, Carlos Manuel Arriga-Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2021-08-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/3483