Expansion of hay production and marketing in Brazil

Abstract

In the last decade, advances in Brazilian hay production showed that the country has the potential to produce bulky dehydrated fodder. For many years, the Brazilian hay production scientific knowledge had been based on temperate climate species, even though the best hay material are tropical grasses, as Tifton 85 Bermudagrass. Researches that focused on the comprehension of yield systems, biochemical processes, physiology, composition, and nutritional quality of tropical species under dehydration and conservation have become important to hay yield in Brazil. Therefore, this literature review aimed to discuss the hay research contribution in tropical conditions and its reflex on the production and commercialization of hay in Brazil. This review was based on database research with key-words defined in a period between 1960 and 2021, which resulted in 33 articles. Each article had the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities, and threats classified according to the SWOT matrix. Articles related to the haymaking system with tropical forage and the effects on nutritional value, sanitary quality, and factors that influence the dehydration period in the field and storage were listed in this paper. Based on the literature, the conclusion is that Brazil has elevated hay yield potential with high nutritional and sanitary quality of tropical species due to the weather conditions that allow fast dehydration and, also, the availability of residual wastewater as fertilization and machinery appropriated. Brazilian haymaking and commercialization are in an expansion process with economic return as national and international trade. Further challenges: to obtain a constant annual hay supply and the transport viability to markets distant from the production center.

Effect of cutting time and storage time on the nutritional value of stargrass hay

“…Considering that the NDSCs constitute the fully digestible material, these losses accounted for 3.97% of digestible DM. For hay stored with adequate moisture, DM losses are around 5% (Kumar et al, 2019;Neres, Nath, & Hoppen, 2021). Storage time, in addition to causing changes in the fibrous composition, can favor fungal growth (Neres et al, 2014).…”

Realizing Livelihood and Environmental Benefits of Forages in Tropical Crop-Tree-Livestock Systems

“…A. Commercial livestock production: Holmann, 2000, 2004a,b;Murgueitio et al, 2015;Bowen et al, 2016;Enciso et al, , 2020Chizmar et al, 2020;Ruden et al, 2020 (Continued) Pezo et al, 2007;Nakamanee et al, 2008;Gontijo de Lima et al, 2015;Negassa et al, 2016;Creemers and Alvarez Aranguiz, 2019;Harrison et al, 2019;Burkart and Urrea-Benítez, 2020;Ntakyo et al, 2020;Ohmstedt, 2020a,b;Neres et al, 2021 Co-creation of knowledge Pezo et al, 2007;Bautista Solís, 2012;Geng et al, 2017;Dumont et al, 2019;David et al, 2020 Social values and diets Rudel et al, 2015;Gupta, 2016;Shapiro et al, 2019;Ruden et al, 2020Fairness Calle et al, 2009Broom et al, 2013;Cibils et al, 2015Connectivity Chakoma et al, 2016Lie et al, 2017;Lema et al, 2021 Land and natural resources governance Garrett et al, 2017b;Tapasco et al, 2019Participation Ayele et al, 2012Lie et al, 2017Lie et al, , 2018Tapasco et al, 2019;Burkart and Urrea-Benítez, 2020 genetic tolerance against certain pests and diseases or the use of forages in the push-pull system replaces chemical pest control measures (e.g., against stemborer and striga). Fou...…”

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“…A. Commercial livestock production: Holmann, 2000, 2004a,b;Peters et al, 2001;Shelton and Dalzell, 2007;Murgueitio et al, 2015;Bowen et al, 2016;Schiek et al, 2018;Charry et al, 2019;Enciso et al, 2019Enciso et al, , 2020Chizmar et al, 2020;Ruden et al, 2020 (Continued) Pezo et al, 2007;Nakamanee et al, 2008;Gontijo de Lima et al, 2015;Negassa et al, 2016;Charry et al, 2019;Creemers and Alvarez Aranguiz, 2019;Harrison et al, 2019;Mwendia et al, 2019;Burkart and Urrea-Benítez, 2020;Ntakyo et al, 2020;Ohmstedt, 2020a,b;Dey et al, 2021;Neres et al, 2021 Co-creation of knowledge Peters and Lascano, 2003;Pezo et al, 2007;Bautista Solís, 2012;Geng et al, 2017;Dumont et al, 2019;David et al, 2020 Social values and diets Rudel et al, 2015;Gupta, 2016;Charry et al, 2019;Shapiro et al, 2019;Ruden et al, 2020Fairness Calle et al, 2009Broom et al, 2013;Cibils et al, 2015Connectivity Chakoma et al, 2016Lie et al, 2017;Lema et al, 2021 Land and natural resources governance…”