Pasture stockpiling period of Brachiaria grass ( Brachiaria brizantha cv.Marandu) I. Dry matter yield and nutritive value

Authors

  • Moema Ferreira Bueno Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Departamento de Produção Animal, Piracicaba, SP
  • Herbert Barbosa de Mattos Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Departamento de Produção Animal, Piracicaba, SP
  • Michelle Nazaré Xavier da Costa Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Departamento de Produção Animal, Piracicaba, SP
  • Sônia Maria de Stéfano Piedade Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Departamento de Matemática e Estatística, Piracicaba, SP
  • Wanderley Benedito de Oliveira Leite Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Estação Experimental de Zootecnia de Brotas, Brotas, SP

Keywords:

stockpiling, dry matter, digestibility

Abstract

The present experiment was carried out in Brotas, SP, with the objective of determining the most suitable time for shutting paddocks of Brachiaria grass up for accumulating herbage to be used for supplementation purposes during the dry season of the year. Treatments comprised a combination of three closure dates (March 10, March 24 and April 07) and four utilization dates (June 27, July 25, August 25 and September 22). The experiment was laid out on the field according to a complete randomized block design, replicated four times, with treatments assigned to experimental units according to a split- plot arrangement. Closure dates corresponded to the main plots and utilization dates to the subplots. The dry matter yields were different between the periods of stockpiling and increased with time. Herbage digestibility was strongly influenced by the lignin content. In order to obtain greater forage yields with better quality, it is suggested that stockpiling begin in March for utilization during the dry season of the year, to be used in July.

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Published

2013-12-03

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FORAGE CROPS AND PASTURES

How to Cite

Pasture stockpiling period of Brachiaria grass ( Brachiaria brizantha cv.Marandu) I. Dry matter yield and nutritive value. (2013). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 57(1), 1-9. http://35.198.24.243/index.php/bia/article/view/900

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