Management of mulberry (Morus albaL.) under sheep browsing

Authors

  • Fumiko Okamoto Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Polo Regional de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico dos Agronegócios do Centro Oeste, Unidade de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Gália, Gália, SP
  • Eduardo Antonio da Cunha Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Zootecnia Diversificada, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Mauro Sartori Bueno Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Zootecnia Diversificada, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Antonio José Porto Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Polo Regional de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico dos Agronegócios do Centro Oeste, Unidade de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Gália, Gália, SP
  • Luiz Eduardo dos Santos Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Zootecnia Diversificada, Nova Odessa, SP

Keywords:

feeding, cut frequency, forage, protein bank, pruning

Abstract

The trial evaluated the herbage mass of two mulberry cultivars (IZ 13/6 and IZ 56/ 4) under browse by sheep, with plants submited to low pruning (cut at soil level) or free growth without cutting, in three periods of vegetative growth (25, 50 and 75 days). The aim of the study was to know the best mulberry management for better forage recovering. The experimental design was random blocks on a split split plot design, comparing on the principal treatments the vegetative growth forms, in the split plot the vegetative development periods and in the split split plot the mulberry cultivars. There were no differences (P>0.05) on herbage mass availability between mulberry cultivars. The free growth showed greater (P<0.05) leaves mass availability on the three growth age evaluated. There was an increase on herbage mass availability due the increase on growth age. The free growth allowed earlier recuperation of herbage mass on 50 days and when low pruned was adopted, 75 days of growth is advised. Although smaller growth age had greater crude protein content.

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Published

2007-04-22

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FORAGE CROPS AND PASTURES

How to Cite

Management of mulberry (Morus albaL.) under sheep browsing. (2007). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 64(4), 271-276. http://35.198.24.243/index.php/bia/article/view/1220

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