Grazing Intensity Impacts on Herbage Mass, Sward Structure, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Animal Performance: Analysis of <i>Brachiaria</i> Pastureland

A 7 year experiment (2008–2014) evaluated cattle grazing intensity (sward height) effects on herbage mass, forage quality, and greenhouse gas emissions in continuously stocked pastures containing the tropical ‘Marandu’ palisade grass (<i>Brachiaria brizantha</i> (Hochst. ex A. Rich) Stap...

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Main Authors: Ana Cláudia Ruggieri, Abmael da Silva Cardoso, Fernando Ongaratto, Daniel Rume Casagrande, Rondineli Pavezzi Barbero, Liziane de Figueiredo Brito, Mariane Vieira Azenha, André Alves Oliveira, Jefferson Fabiano Werner Koscheck, Ricardo Andrade Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/11/1750