A simulation model was used to evaluate productivity and efficiency of beef cow-calf systems in Rio Grande do Sul State with different heifers first calving age (CA, years) and calving rates (CR): “Traditional System” (TS) CA=4; “Improved System (IS)” CA=3; “One Year System (OYS)” CA=2. In each system it was studied the effect of CR varying from 50 to 90%. A statistic deterministic model was used. The effect of reducing CA on productivity and efficiency was dependent of CR. IS […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the productive efficiency of beef cows. Thirty Angus and 32 Charolais primiparous cows, pregnant at the beginning of the experiment with straightbred or crossbred calves, were evaluated. The cows were submitted to different feeding management during winter and spring: T1 ¾ Native pasture, T2 ¾ Cultivated pasture for 60 days (24 hours/day), from early September to early November, T3 ¾ Cultivated pasture for two hours a day, for 60 days, from early […]

Fifteen intra specific hybrids and two cultivars of elephant grass were evaluated in a randomized block design with four replicates. The experiment was carried out at the Forage Production Section of LZNA/CCTA of Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, from February/95 to December/97, resulting on 12 harvests. The materials were evaluated for total dry matter (DM) production, dry season production, contribution of dry season to total annual production, percentage of leaves, height (m), diameter of stem at […]

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the forage potential of new selected clones of elephantgrass. The evaluation was conducted at the Dairy Cattle Research Centre – EMBRAPA, Coronel Pacheco, Minas Gerais, for two consecutive years. Twenty selected clones obtained by the elephantgrass breeding program were evaluated, and two traditional cultivars Cameroon and Taiwan A -146 were used as control. The experimental procedure was a randomized block design with four replicates. The fertilization for both establishment and maintenance was […]

The production and quality of forage of annual temperate grasses mixtures under continuous grazing condition were evaluated. The mixtures used were: T1 – Triticale (X Triticosecale) plus ryegrass, T2 – Oat (Avena strigosa) plus ryegrass, and T3 – Triticale plus oat plus ryegrass. Broadrast sowing occurred at 04/21/95, being the area fertilized with 200 kg/ha (05-30-15). The broadcast fertilization was of 175 kg/ha of nitrogen in urea form and it was subdivided in four applications. The establishment of the pasture […]