The trial was conducted to evaluate two forage availabilities (1.200 and 1.500 kg/ha of dry matter [DM]) and energy supplementation of winter pasture on herbage and animal yields. The pasture was a mixture of oat (Avena strigosa Schreb) + Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam). Ninety Charolais and Charolais crossbred Nellore heifers, with initial live weight of 164 kg, were submitted to the following treatments: LFA – low forage availability; HFA – high forage availability; LFAS – low forage availability + […]

The trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of energy supplementation with ground sorghum grain on grazing beef steers weight gain. Sixty five steers without definite breed, aging 12 to 15 months and weighing an average 140 kg of live weight were kept under set stocking on a natural pasture improved with Lotus subbiflorus. Treatments consisted of control or without supplement (T0); 0.75% of mean live weight (T0.75) and 1.5% of mean live weight (T1.75) of ground sorghum grain. Animals […]

The objetive of the experiment was to evaluate the effect on animal performace of the addition of soybean hulls in substitution to sorghum grain in the concentrate fraction of the diet of feedlot finished steers from of 19 to 23 months of age. The treatments were the different levels of substitution of sorghum grain by soybean hulls: 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%. The diet with roughage: concentrate ratio of 60:40, contained 12% crude protein. Analyzing the data by regression, […]

The trial aimed to observe the ingestive behavior of grazing beef steers submitted to different energetic supplementation levels and kept under an improved natural pasture. Thirty eight beef steers without definite breed, aging 12 to 15 months and weighing 159,97 kg were used. Animals were kept under set stocking in a natural pasture improved with Lotus Subbiflorus and invaded with Eragrostis plana Ness. Two levels of ground sorghum grain were offered as an energetic supplement, and treatments consisted of control […]

The trial was conducted from August 11th to November 15th, to evaluate the effects of energetic supplementation with ground sorghum grain on grazing beef steers performance. Thirty eight steers without definite breed, aging 12 to 15 months and weighing 159,97 kg were used. Animals were kept under set stocking on a natural pasture improved with Lotus subbiflorus and invaded with Eragrostis planna, Ness. Treatments consisted of control or without supplement (T0); 0.75% of mean live weight (T0.75) and 1.5% of […]

The effect of four levels (0; 33; 66 and 100%) of substitution of sorghum grain (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) by oats grain (Avena strigosa) in the concentrate of diets for feedlot finishing steers, was studied. Steers (19 months old and initial weight of 381 kg) were fed a diet containing 60% roughage and 40% concentrate, formulated for ADG of 1.2 kg/animal. During the adaptation period of seven days and in the first half of the experimental period (35 days) the […]

The objective of the experiment was to study the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of carcass and meat of steers of four genetic groups, Charolais (C), Nellore (N), crossbreds with predominance of C (3/4 C 1/4 N and 5/8 C 3/8 N – CRC) and crossbreds with predominance of N (3/4 N 1/4 C and 5/8 N 3/8 C – CRN), submitted to four feed treatments during the feedlot finishing phase, which were the following levels of substitution of sorghum grain […]