2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-90162005000500004
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Forage yield and grazing efficiency on rotationally stocked pastures of 'Tanzania-1' guineagrass and 'Guaçu' elephantgrass

Abstract: The potential carrying capacity of tropical pastures depends not only on the productivity of the forage species and the amount of forage on offer, but also on the efficiency with which the produced herbage is harvested by the grazing animal. This study was conducted to assess the yield and grazing efficiency on 'Guaçu' elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) and 'Tanzania-1' guineagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) pastures under rotational stocking. Forage accumulation, daily accumulation rates, grazing losses… Show more

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“…In addition to nutritive value and leaf yield, a more constant forage growth on a yearly basis is appreciated for tropical grasses. The production concentration in the wet season is excessively high in Central Brazil, reaching around 70 to 90 % (Pedreira et al, 2005), since dry periods last fi ve to six months per year (Table 1) The only remarkable difference between the most productive accessions and hybrids with the main P. maximum cultivars used in Brazil (Mombaça and Tanzânia) relative to yield concentration in a wet season was due to the positive performance of PM46 in Year 2. However, this concentration of forage yield in the wet season is still very high, making necessary other resources such as stockpiling, supplements and mixed grass-legumes pastures to ensure the food supply for the dry season.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition to nutritive value and leaf yield, a more constant forage growth on a yearly basis is appreciated for tropical grasses. The production concentration in the wet season is excessively high in Central Brazil, reaching around 70 to 90 % (Pedreira et al, 2005), since dry periods last fi ve to six months per year (Table 1) The only remarkable difference between the most productive accessions and hybrids with the main P. maximum cultivars used in Brazil (Mombaça and Tanzânia) relative to yield concentration in a wet season was due to the positive performance of PM46 in Year 2. However, this concentration of forage yield in the wet season is still very high, making necessary other resources such as stockpiling, supplements and mixed grass-legumes pastures to ensure the food supply for the dry season.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ao se considerarem as médias das épocas do ano, o acúmulo de forragem foi de 34.130 kg ha -1 de MS. O uso de irrigação e a alta dose de N proporcionaram elevada produtividade de forragem. Quando comparadas com experimentos conduzidos sem irrigação e com doses de N mais baixas (Gerdes et al, 2000;Pedreira et al, 2005), as TAF do capim-tanzânia alcançaram valores superiores. Em parcelas experimentais irrigadas de capim-tanzânia adubado com 300 kg ha -1 de N foram produzidos cerca de 26.000 kg ha -1 de MS entre os meses de setembro e abril, nas condições climáticas da Zona da Mata de Pernambuco (Santos et al, 2003a).…”
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“…A cultivar possui elevada capacidade de produção de forragem e é recomendada para uso na criação de bovinos em sistemas sob lotação intermitente (Santos et al, 1999), mas vem sendo utilizada também em sistemas sob lotação contínua (Barbosa et al, 2006). Em lotação intermitente, Pedreira et al (2005) verifi caram produção média de Pesq. agropec.…”
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“…In order to exploit the productive potential of pasture plants, it is essential that they be grown in favorable environments and managed to ensure harvest of herbage at the optimal time. However, grazing management strategies can interfere with the herbage accumulation process, harvest efficiency and herbage utilization (Pedreira et al, 2005). Thus, raising animals on pastures involves dealing with the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors and, therefore, requires knowledge of the plant-animal-environment interface for designing and implementing appropriate and effective management strategies (Da Silva and Carvalho, 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%