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Silvopastoral system is an alternative to improve animal welfare and productive performance in meat production systems

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Lemes, Amanda Prudencio [1] ; Garcia, Alexandre Rossetto [2] ; Macedo Pezzopane, Jose Ricardo [2] ; Brandao, Felipe Zandonadi [3] ; Watanabe, Yeda Fumie [4] ; Cooke, Reinaldo Fernandes [5] ; Sponchiado, Mariana [6] ; Paro de Paz, Claudia Cristina [7] ; Camplesi, Annelise Carla [1] ; Binelli, Mario [6] ; Gimenes, Lindsay Unno [1]
Total Authors: 11
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Sao Paulo Julio de Mesquita Filho, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Rod Prof Paulo Donato Castellane S-N, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil
[2] Embrapa Pecuaria Sudeste, Rod Washington Luiz, Km 234, POB 339, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Fluminense, Rua Vital Brazil 64, BR-24230340 Niteroi, RJ - Brazil
[4] Vitrogen, Av Coronel Jose Nogueira Terra 203, BR-14140000 Cravinhos, SP - Brazil
[5] Texas A&M Univ, 400 Bizzell St, College Stn, TX 77843 - USA
[6] Univ Florida, POB 110910, Gainesville, FL 32611 - USA
[7] Inst Zootecnia, Rod Carlos Tonani, Km 94, Sertaozinho, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS; v. 11, n. 1 JUL 8 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Climate change is a reality and global surface temperature is projected to rise substantially in the next 80 years. Agriculture practices will have to adapt to climate change, and also help to mitigate this effect using, among other strategies, forest conservation and management. Silvopastoral systems have been adopted in tropical climate livestock areas but their benefits on thermal comfort and reproductive performance of beef cows are not completely known. Therefore, our aims were to compare the microclimate of silvopastoral and intensive rotational unshaded grazing systems in different months and to evaluate physiological variables (Exp. 1 and 2), metabolism, and in vitro embryo production (Exp. 2) in crossbred beef females. Our hypothesis is that the silvopastoral system can improve the thermal comfort of beef heifers and cows and, consequently, also improve dry matter intake, body weight gain, and in vitro embryo production when compared to the unshaded rotational grazing system. In Exp 1, the silvopastoral system decreased body temperature and increased welfare and performance of heifers. In Exp. 2, the silvopastoral system enhanced the body weight but did not affect metabolism and the general reproductive performance, but increased the recovery rate of oocytes in primiparous cows. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 19/04528-6 - From the sky to the cells: a multidimensional study of thermal comfort of animals raised on crop-livestock-forest integrated systems (CLFS)
Grantee:Alexandre Rossetto Garcia
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 15/26627-5 - Reproductive performance of beef cattle females (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) in intensive grazing areas with or without the presence of trees
Grantee:Alexandre Rossetto Garcia
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants