ABSTRACT The objective was to evaluate the effect of delivery frequency of loose mineral mixtures (LMM) offered to grazing steers on the physicochemical characteristics of the mixture and animal performance. Two experiments were carried out both during the wet-to-dry transition period (March 2021 to June 2021) and during the rainy season (November 2021 to March 2022). Brangus steers (n = 120, distributed in 24 paddocks) were used in experiment 1 and Nellore steers (n = 96, distributed in 20 paddocks) […]

ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of different supplementation strategies for ewes in the last third of gestation, kept on a deferred Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu pasture, on their performance and the growth curve of their lambs. A total of 54 ewes, of no defined breed, with an average weight of 41.10±3.10 kg, were used in a completely randomized design, divided into three groups (18 ewes per treatment). In total, 61 lambs were born, 28 females and 33 males, with […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate milk production and ingestive behavior of Holstein cows and the structural characteristics of Mulato II, a hybrid Brachiaria grass CIAT 36087 (B. ruziziensis × B. decumbens × B. brizantha), and Marandu (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) pastures under rotational stocking. The experiment was conducted from December 2011 to April 2012 after 10 months of adaptation to the grazing management objectives (25 cm pre-grazing height and 15-20 cm post-grazing height). An area of […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the availability of pasture components, average daily gain and carcass characteristics of Nellore steers receiving supplements in the finishing phase during the dry season. The experiment was carried out on Brachiaria brizantha, cv. Marandu pasture, in six nine-hectare paddocks. Forty-eight 30 month old Nellore steers with 412 + 16 kg initial weight were randomly distributed in six groups of eight animals. Each group was placed in a paddock and was weighed at […]

The objective was to evaluate the results of supplementation in the dry season of the year and the possible interference of the forage availability and quality and level of supplementation on performance. The total DM and green dry matter pasture availability deferred for use in the dry season has an average of all experiments of 6,431 kg ha-1 and 2,173 kg ha-1. The Brachiaria under grazing in the dry season have high levels of NDF, with an average of 74.50%, […]

Sustainability is an actual theme and very present in all discussion in the tropical agriculture world, including Brazil. This country experienced high taxes of development in agribusiness, increasing exportation trading, producing foods of better quality and raising incoming rates of farmers. However, two mains aspects call the attention in respect to sustainability: excessive soil preparation with monoculture of annual crops and pasture degradation. These situations have brought losses in crop and livestock yields, increased soil degradation and collapse of natural […]

This study aimed to determine the effect of 10 contact times of a granular triple superphosphate chemical fertilizer with Brachiaria brizantha, cv. Marandu seeds on seed physiological quality (germination and vigor). Contact times were: 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours. A completely randomized experimental design was used, with four replicates, under both laboratory and nursery conditions. In all variables studied, a significant effect of the treatments employed was observed: as contact time with the […]

The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse and aimed to study morphogenic characteristics of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu, grown under combined rates of nitrogen and sulphur, in a soil (Typic Quartzipsamment) collected from a degrading Brachiaria decumbens pasture. A fractionated 52 factorial was used, with 13 combinations of nitrogen and sulphur rates (N-S), in mg/dm3: 0-0; 0-20; 0-40; 100-10; 100-30; 200-0; 200-20; 200-40; 300-10; 300-30; 400-0; 400-20; and 400-40, which were set in a randomized block design, with four […]

Forty-eight hair crossbred Santa Inês lambs (24 males and 24 females) grazing Brachiaria humidicola grass and creep fed until weaning were assigned to a completely randomized design with a 6 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments; six weaning ages: 56, 70, 84, 98, 126, and 140 days and two genders: male and female. Animals that were weaned from 56 to 98 days of age were feedlot fed until slaughter (126 days) while those weaned at 126 and 140 days were […]

Some morphogenic and structural characteristics of four forage grasses grown under four soil moisture conditions were assessed. The forage species were: Setaria anceps Stapf., Hemarthria altissima [Poir] Stapf. & Hubbard, Acroceras macrum Stapf. and Brachiaria purpurascens [Raddi] Henr. Soil moisture level was controlled by weighing individual pots and by relative saturation of total porosity (RSTP). A randomized block design with three replications was used. Four plants of each specie were submitted to four soil moisture levels: deficit (50% RSTP)(D), control […]