Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira | |
Forage production of elephant grass under intermittent stocking | |
Carla Silva Chaves2  Carlos Augusto De Miranda Gomide1  Karina Guimarães Ribeiro2  Domingos Sávio Campos Paciullo1  Francisco José Da Silva Ledo1  Igor De Almeida Costa1  Ludmila Lacerda Campana1  | |
[1] ,Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e MucuriDiamantina MG ,Brazil | |
关键词: Pennisetum purpureum; canopy structure; grazing efficiency; leaf dry mass; rotational grazing; rest period; Pennisetum purpureum; estrutura de dossel; eficiência de pastejo; matéria seca foliar; pastejo rotacionado; período de descanso; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0100-204X2013000200015 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
The objective of this work was to evaluate the dry matter production of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) genotypes, managed under intermittent stocking. A completely randomized design was used, with two genotypes and three replicates. The treatments consisted of factorial combinations (2x2x2) of genotypes ('BRS Kurumi' and the clone CNPGL 00‑1‑3), two light interception levels (LI) at the onset of grazing (90 and 95%), and two post‑grazing canopy heights (30 and 50 cm). A total of 24 Holstein x Zebu crossbred heifers were used. The stocking density varied in order to finish the grazing periods in two days. The interval between the defoliation, based on 95% LI, resulted in a higher leaf mass per grazing cycle. The post‑grazing height of 30 cm did not affect the number of grazing cycles but provided a greater herbage accumulation rate. The cultivar BRS Kurumi has higher pasture growth, lower rest period, and greater number of grazing cycles, which results in increased forage production in the growing season.
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