The objective of this study was to verify the effect of low-intake supplementation on performance of Nellore young bulls kept on Marandu grass pasture. The experiment was divided in two periods: the dry and rainy seasons. Treatments during the dry period were composed of mineral salt with urea and mineral supplement enriched with true protein and additive. In the rainy period treatments were mineral salt and enriched mineral supplement only. Pastures were evaluated and animals were weighed in both evaluation […]

The effect of four nitrogen (N) doses (100, 300, 500 e 700 kg/ha) and six water depths (0, 20, 40, 80, 100 and 120% of evapotranspiration) on elephant grass dry mass yield in the plant tops, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) during the dry and rainy periods was evaluated. The N doses were the plots and the water depths constituted the subplots, according to the complete randomized blocks experimental design with […]

The net energy content for maintenance (NEm) and gain (NEg) of the napiergrass, under rotational grazing, as well as the changes on protein and fat concentrations in body and in weight gain of 36 ¾ Gyr-Holstein steers, grazing the forage, during the rainy season were determined. Half of steers had grazing time restricted to four hours daily, to limit energy intake to a level close to the maintenance level, and half had free access to the pasture. Six steers were […]

The effects of three stocking rates on intake, botanical composition, and nutritive value of the diet of cattle on pastures of Brachiaria decumbens with Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Minerão and B. brizantha cv. Marandu with S. guianensis cv. Mineirão were evaluated. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with two field replications. The treatments were arranged as a 2 x 3 factorial with 2 grasses (B. decumbens and B. brizantha cv. Marandu) in association with S. guianensis cv. Minerão, three […]