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Determining the pre-grazing sward height of Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus - Hochst. ex Chiov.) for optimizing nutrient intake rate of dairy heifers. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
Understanding the grazing process and animal response to sward structures (e.g., sward height) is key to setting targets for efficient grazing management.
Alejandra Marín Gómez, Emilio A Laca, Tiago Celso Baldissera, Cassiano Eduardo Pinto, Fábio Cervo Garagorry, Angel S Zubieta, Carolina Bremm, Jerôme Bindelle, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho   +8 more
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Dataset from the literature on the ingestive behaviour of grazing ruminants [PDF]

Data in Brief
The dataset described in this paper was constructed from 90 publications available from bibliographic databases. It presents the values of various quantitative components of ingestive behaviour of grazing ruminants (bite weight, biting rate, intake rate,
Maryline Boval, Pierre-Emmanuel Robert, Daniel Sauvant   +2 more
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Tree Canopy Management Affects Dynamics of Herbaceous Vegetation and Soil Moisture in Silvopasture Systems Using Arboreal Legumes

Agronomy, 2021
Understanding ecological interactions between the arboreal and the herbaceous components is key to get the full benefits from silvopastoral systems.
Izabela A. Gomes da Silva, José C. B. Dubeux, Mércia Virginia Ferreira Santos, Alexandre Carneiro Leão de Mello, Márcio Vieira Cunha, Valéria X. O. Apolinário, Erinaldo Viana de Freitas   +6 more
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Mowing and lowering the marandu palisadegrass sward height at late winter improve the sward structure

Bioscience Journal, 2020
The structure of the sward is important because it influences the responses of plants and animals in grazing conditions. The objective with this work was to evaluate the structural characteristics of the Marandu palisade grass pasture (Brachiaria ...
Manoel Eduardo Rozalino Santos, Bruno Humberto Rezende Carvalho, Henrique Cesar Rodrigues Nogueira, Gabriel de Oliveira Rocha, Flávia de Oliveira Scarpino van Cleef, Gustavo Segatto Borges, Bruno Gomes Borges, Hélio Henrique Vilela   +7 more
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Suitability Evaluation of Three Tropical Pasture Species (Mulato II, Gatton Panic, and Rhodes Grass) for Cultivation under a Subtropical Climate of Australia

Agronomy, 2022
Exploring improved tropical forages is considered to be an important approach in delivering quality and consistent feed options for dairy cattle in tropical and subtropical regions.
Priyanath Jayasinghe, Daniel J. Donaghy, David G. Barber, Keith G. Pembleton, Thiagarajah Ramilan   +4 more
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Herbage intake by cattle in kikuyugrass pastures under intermittent stocking method

Revista Ciência Agronômica, 2019
Two complementary experiments were conducted to investigate the relationships between the canopy structure of Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyugrass) pastures created by intermittent stocking strategies and daily herbage intake by cattle.
Daniel Schmitt, Deisy Andrade Padilha, Cauby Medeiros-Neto, Henrique Mendonça Nunes Ribeiro Filho, Lynn Elwood Sollenberger, André Fischer Sbrissia   +5 more
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Relações planta-animal em ambiente pastoril heterogêneo: padrões de desfolhação e seleção de dietas Plant-animal relationships in pastoral heterogeneous environments: defoliation and selectivity patterns

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2009
Um experimento foi conduzido para avaliar o efeito das alturas de manejo do pasto (4, 8, 12 e 16 cm) no padrão de desfolhação de uma pastagem nativa e na seletividade de bezerras e ovelhas em testes de pastejo de 45 minutos.
Edna Nunes Gonçalves, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Gonçalves da Silva, Davi Teixeira dos Santos, José Augusto Queirolo Díaz, Carolina Baggio, Carlos Nabinger   +6 more
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Enhancing sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) yield, soil health and economic returns using Jeevamrit and Kunapajala in the Shivalik Himalayan Region of India [PDF]

International Journal of Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
A field experiment was conducted during the Kharif season of 2019 at Medicinal Plants Research and Development Centre (MRDC) of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand to study the effect of jeevamrit and kunapajala on ...
Rahul Yadav
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Sward structure and nutritive value of tanzania guineagrass subjected to rotational stocking managements Estrutura do pasto e valor nutritivo do capim-tanzânia submetido a estratégias de pastejo rotativo

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2009
The objective of this work was to evaluate the sward structure and nutritive value of Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. Tanzânia subjected to rotational stocking managements characterised by a common pre-grazing condition of 95% canopy light interception (LI ...
Gelson dos Santos Difante, Domicio do Nascimento Júnior, Valéria Pacheco Batista Euclides, Sila Carneiro da Silva, Rodrigo Amorim Barbosa, Wellington Velásquez Gonçalves   +5 more
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Relações planta-animal em ambiente pastoril heterogêneo: padrões de deslocamento e uso de estações alimentares Plant-animal relationships in a heterogeneous pastoral environment: displacement patterns and feeding station use

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2009
Avaliou-se como o padrão de deslocamento e de utilização de estações alimentares podem ser afetados por alturas de manejo de 4, 8, 12 e 16 cm numa pastagem nativa.
Edna Nunes Gonçalves, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho, Thais Devincenzi, Marília Lazzarotto Terra Lopes, Fabiana Kellermann de Freitas, Aino Victor Ávila Jacques   +5 more
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