Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass Paddocks
Ground cover maintenance and nutrients management are key elements to reduce the environmental impact of outdoor swine production. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sows-gilts stocking rates on vegetative ground cover and soil nutrient concentrations in rotationally stocked...
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| description | Ground cover maintenance and nutrients management are key elements to reduce the environmental impact of outdoor swine production. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sows-gilts stocking rates on vegetative ground cover and soil nutrient concentrations in rotationally stocked bermudagrass (<i>Cynodon dactylon</i> L. Pers) pastures. Three stocking rates (10, 15 and 25 sows-gilts ha<sup>−1</sup>) were compared during three 8-week grazing periods. Increasing the stocking rate from 10 to 25 sows-gilts ha<sup>−1</sup> decreased the ground cover of the paddocks from 65 to 48%, and increased soil nutrient concentrations (ammonium 47%; nitrate 129%; phosphorus 53%; zinc 84%; and copper 29%). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-baa966eb05f34cd8bc66f197661be86e2023-11-20T04:08:59ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-06-01106104610.3390/ani10061046Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass PaddocksSilvana Pietrosemoli0James T. Green1Maria Jesús Villamide2Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7621, USADepartment of Crop and Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7621, USADepartamento de Producción Agraria, E.T.S.I. Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainGround cover maintenance and nutrients management are key elements to reduce the environmental impact of outdoor swine production. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sows-gilts stocking rates on vegetative ground cover and soil nutrient concentrations in rotationally stocked bermudagrass (<i>Cynodon dactylon</i> L. Pers) pastures. Three stocking rates (10, 15 and 25 sows-gilts ha<sup>−1</sup>) were compared during three 8-week grazing periods. Increasing the stocking rate from 10 to 25 sows-gilts ha<sup>−1</sup> decreased the ground cover of the paddocks from 65 to 48%, and increased soil nutrient concentrations (ammonium 47%; nitrate 129%; phosphorus 53%; zinc 84%; and copper 29%).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/1046bermudagrasssows-giltsstocking rateground coversoil nutrientspasture-based pig systems |
| spellingShingle | Silvana Pietrosemoli James T. Green Maria Jesús Villamide Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass Paddocks Animals bermudagrass sows-gilts stocking rate ground cover soil nutrients pasture-based pig systems |
| title | Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass Paddocks |
| title_full | Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass Paddocks |
| title_fullStr | Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass Paddocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass Paddocks |
| title_short | Sows-Gilts Stocking Rates and Their Environmental Impact in Rotationally Managed Bermudagrass Paddocks |
| title_sort | sows gilts stocking rates and their environmental impact in rotationally managed bermudagrass paddocks |
| topic | bermudagrass sows-gilts stocking rate ground cover soil nutrients pasture-based pig systems |
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