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Effects of grazing intensity and supplementation strategies on Tifton 85 production and on sheep performance

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Autor(es):
Silva, W. L. [1, 2] ; Costa, J. P. R. [1] ; Caputti, G. P. [1] ; Lage Filho, N. M. [3] ; Ruggieri, A. C. [1] ; Reis, R. A. [1]
Número total de Autores: 6
Afiliação do(s) autor(es):
[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, Dept Anim Sci, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil
[2] Fed Univ Goias UFG, Anim Sci Dept, BR-74690900 Goiania, Go - Brazil
[3] Fed Univ Para UFPA, Dept Vet Med, BR-68740970 Castanhal, Para - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 3
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Small Ruminant Research; v. 174, p. 118-124, MAY 2019.
Citações Web of Science: 0
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This study evaluated the structural and production characteristics of Tifton 85 (Cynodon spp.) pastures and the performance of lambs under different residual leaf area index (rLAI) and supplementation strategies in tropical conditions. Treatments were the factorial combination of 4-rLAI (0.8; 1.4; 2.0 and 2.6) and 2-supplementation strategies with four replicates in a randomized complete block design. The study was divided into two periods in southeastern Brazil: one in the rainy season and the other in the dry season. Lambs grazed under rotational stocking management and they grazed for 4 days in each pasture while pasture regrowth period was determined by the 95% light interception requirement. In the two evaluated periods the resting period and herbage accumulation decreased linearly and herbage allowance increased linearly with increasing rLAI. The chemical composition and digestibility were affected by rLAI only in the dry season. The dietary supplementation in the rainy season promoted increase of the gain per area but in the dry season the types of supplements did not promote changes in the animals performance. In the rainy season Tifton 85 pastures in rotational stocking can be managed with rLAI between 2.0 and 2.6 with approximately 18 days of regrowth period, and in the dry season with rLAI between 1.4 and 2.0 equivalent to the pasture regrowth period from 58-65 days. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 10/15846-4 - Terminação de cordeiros em pastos de capim-Tifton-85 submetidos a intensidades de pastejo rotacionad0
Beneficiário:Wilton Ladeira da Silva
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 10/09924-2 - Avaliação do sistema de terminação de ovinos em pastos de capim-tifton-85 submetidos a intensidades de pastejo rotativo
Beneficiário:Ana Cláudia Ruggieri
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular