Animal performance on Brachiaria brizantha and Brachiaria brizantha plus Leucaena leucocephala pastures

Authors

  • Antonio João Lourenço Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa, SP
  • José Monteiro Carriel Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa, SP

Keywords:

animal performance, marandu-grass, legume, legume strips, protein bank

Abstract

The experiment was carried out at the Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa, SP, from Nov./92 to Ju1./94. It was evaluated the liveweight gains, per animal and per area, on Brachiaria brizantha and Brachiaria brizantha  + Leucaena pastures (the legume used as protein bank or in strips into the grass). The experimental design was the randomized block, with four replications, each one composed by three one hectare paddochs, rotationally grazed by Nelore steers. The liveweight gains, during 608 days, in the grass pastures (334 g/anim/day and 390 kg/ha) were lower than the ones in the grass + legume pastures, which were: 464 g/anim/day and 541 kg in the leucaena bank pastures or 457 g/anim/day and 535 kg/ha in the strip legume pastures.

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Published

2013-12-04

Issue

Section

FORAGE CROPS AND PASTURES

How to Cite

Animal performance on Brachiaria brizantha and Brachiaria brizantha plus Leucaena leucocephala pastures. (2013). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 55(1), 45-50. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/938

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