Behavior pattern of beef heifers supplemented with different energy sources on oat and ryegrass pasture

Behavior pattern of beef heifers supplemented with different energy sources on oat and ryegrass pasture

The objective of this study was to evaluate behavior patterns of heifers grazing on black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb.) and ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), fed supplementation with brown rice meal and/or protected fat. A total of 28 Charolais × Nellore crossbred heifers at average initial age of...

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Main Authors: Luiz Angelo Damian Pizzuti, Dari Celestino Alves Filho, Ivan Luiz Brondani, Paulo Santana Pacheco, Leandro da Silva Freitas, Luciane Rumpel Segabinazzi, Álisson Marian Callegaro, Odilene de Souza Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2012-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
feeding stations
grazing
idle
neutral detergent fiber
number of bites
rumination
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