Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season
The objective was to evaluate the productive and structural characteristics of tropical grasses and the performance of sheep supplemented during the dry season. The treatments consisted of Marandu, Piatã, Massai and Aruana cultivars managed under intermittent stocking with seven occupation days and...
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| author | Leonardo Santana Fernandes Gelson dos Santos Difante Marcone Geraldo Costa João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto Itânia Maria Medeiros de Araújo Joederson Luiz Santos Dantas Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel |
| author_facet | Leonardo Santana Fernandes Gelson dos Santos Difante Marcone Geraldo Costa João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto Itânia Maria Medeiros de Araújo Joederson Luiz Santos Dantas Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel |
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| description | The objective was to evaluate the productive and structural characteristics of tropical grasses and the performance of sheep supplemented during the dry season. The treatments consisted of Marandu, Piatã, Massai and Aruana cultivars managed under intermittent stocking with seven occupation days and 35 d of rest, with a variable stocking rate. The evaluated variables were the forage masses, the morphological components, the chemical composition of the pasture and sheep performance. The forage mass was similar among the cultivars, while the leaf blade mass and percentage were higher in the Massai cultivar. There were differences between the cultivars for the NDF, ADF, ADL and ash contents in the two grazing cycles. The lowest gains per animal and gain per area were observed in the Aruana grass pastures, while there were no differences for these variables among the other cultivars. Massai, Marandu and Piatã cultivars can be used as a forage option for the dry period when associated with protein supplementation for sheep being raised for meat. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f004040e81dc4402b401b422a59018342022-12-22T02:31:14ZengInstituto Nacional del Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y PecuariasRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias2007-11242448-66982020-01-011118910110.22319/rmcp.v11i1.5083Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry seasonLeonardo Santana Fernandes0Gelson dos Santos Difante1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6610-8952Marcone Geraldo Costa2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0525-0335João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-9696Itânia Maria Medeiros de Araújo4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5008-2759Joederson Luiz Santos Dantas5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2527-5521Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5911-369XFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Academic unit specializing in agricultural scienceFederal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal ScienceFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Academic unit specializing in agricultural scienceFederal University of Vale do São Francisco. Campus of Agricultural SciencesFederal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal ScienceFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Academic unit specializing in agricultural scienceFederal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal ScienceThe objective was to evaluate the productive and structural characteristics of tropical grasses and the performance of sheep supplemented during the dry season. The treatments consisted of Marandu, Piatã, Massai and Aruana cultivars managed under intermittent stocking with seven occupation days and 35 d of rest, with a variable stocking rate. The evaluated variables were the forage masses, the morphological components, the chemical composition of the pasture and sheep performance. The forage mass was similar among the cultivars, while the leaf blade mass and percentage were higher in the Massai cultivar. There were differences between the cultivars for the NDF, ADF, ADL and ash contents in the two grazing cycles. The lowest gains per animal and gain per area were observed in the Aruana grass pastures, while there were no differences for these variables among the other cultivars. Massai, Marandu and Piatã cultivars can be used as a forage option for the dry period when associated with protein supplementation for sheep being raised for meat.https://cienciaspecuarias.inifap.gob.mx/index.php/Pecuarias/article/view/5083/4902brachiariapanicumlivestock production |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Santana Fernandes Gelson dos Santos Difante Marcone Geraldo Costa João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto Itânia Maria Medeiros de Araújo Joederson Luiz Santos Dantas Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias brachiaria panicum livestock production |
| title | Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season |
| title_full | Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season |
| title_fullStr | Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season |
| title_short | Pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season |
| title_sort | pasture structure and sheep performance supplemented on different tropical grasses in the dry season |
| topic | brachiaria panicum livestock production |
| url | https://cienciaspecuarias.inifap.gob.mx/index.php/Pecuarias/article/view/5083/4902 |
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