Supplementation level increasing dry matter intake of beef cattle grazing low herbage height

Supplementation level increasing dry matter intake of beef cattle grazing low herbage height

To evaluate the foraging behaviour of yearling bulls grazing on Marandu grass, we conducted two experiments. In the first experiment (Exp. 1), three grazing heights of 15, 25, and 35 cm were evaluated, with bulls receiving 0.3% of body weight (BW) of supplement (161 g kg–1 crude protein (CP) and 20....

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Main Authors: Rondineli Pavezzi Barbero, Euclides Braga Malheiros, Natalia María Aguilar, Elieder Prates Romanzini, Adriana Cristina Ferrari, Renata La Guardia Nave, John Travis Mullinks, Ricardo Andrade Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
Subjects:
bite rate
herbage intake
supplements
tropical grasslands
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2020.1715985

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2020.1715985

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