This work was carried out from December/95 to February/96 to evaluate the effect of two herbage allowances, 4 and 8 kg green herbage dry matter/100 kg live weight, on milk yield of crossbred cows grazing Signalgrass (Brachiaria decumbens). A completely randomized design was used, and milk yield corrected to 4% fat was analyzed by covariance. During the first and second grazing cycles, herbage availabilities were 4392±974 and 2598±591 kg/ha green herbage dry matter in the paddocks, respectively. Herbage allowances had […]

A good establishment is an important condition to obtain adequate levels of productivity in elephantgrass pastures. However, besides the adoption of good agronomic practices at planting, it is necessary to assure that the post-planting management is correct, to favor the future productivity and persistence of the pasture. Aiming at obtaining a good initial density of elephant-grass in the pastures, various post-planting management systems were studied. The following treatments were compared: grazing three months after planting, followed by cutting at 20 […]

Twenty 3/4 Suffolk male lambs were fed ground and pelleted diets and slaughtered at 26 and 28 kg of liveweight. Diets were isoprotein (21% CP) and isoenergetic (2.9 Mcal ME/kg DM). Lambs had free entrance on creep feeding, staying with their mothers until reaching slaughter weight. Pelleted diet resulted in higher hot dressing-out percentages (54.18% for pelleted diet and 52.04% for ground one) and higher true dressing-out percentages (58.37% for pelleted diet and 56.66% for ground one). Hot and cold […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of different sward heights (8.9, 10.0, 11.2, 11.8; 13.3; 13.6; 14.6; 18.2 cm) in the mixture of black oat IAPAR 61 (Avena strigosa Schreb cv IAPAR 61) + field pea (Pisum arvense L.), under grazing, on leaf/stem ratio (L/S), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) contents and dry matter (DMIVD) and of organic matter (OMIVD) in vitro digestibility. A completely randomized experimental design with […]

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the changes on the chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of the Brachiaria decumbens Stapf, Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst ex. A. Rich) Stapf, jaragua (Hyparrhenia rufa Ness Stapf) hays, harvested following the seed ripening stage and treated with anhydrous ammonia (3.0% DM) or urea (5.4% DM). The data showed that anhydrous ammonia and urea decreased NDF and hemicellulose contents with the same efficiency. The treatments did not change ADF, cellulose, and lignin […]

This experiment was conducted at the Brasília Agricultural College – Federal District, and studied the dynamics of appearance and death of tillers as well as leaf elongation in three positions of the stump (central, intermediate and peripheral) of Paspalum atratum cv. Pojuca, submitted to four rotational grazing cycle of 10 days use and 30 days resting. A descriptive analysis was applied using a hierarchical model. Nitrogen was applied at a rate of 40 kg/ha, in the form of ammonium sulfate […]

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the changes on the chemical composition and the in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of the Brachiaria decumbens Stapf, jaraguá (Hyparrhenia rufa Ness Stapf) hays, untreated, treated with urea (5.4% DM), urea (UL-5.4% DM) and lab lab (Lablab purpureus L. Sweet, cv. Highworth-3.0% DM); and anhydrous ammonia (NH3 3.0% DM). The chemical treatment increased the pH and the in vitro digestibility of the hays Ammoniation did not affect ADF and cellulose contents. The NDF, […]

The genus Adesmia DC. has 17 species native to Brazil, distributed in the Southern states, whose importance is linked to its adaptation to the soils and climatic conditions of the region, besides being an active winter-growing species (temperate). This work aimed to compare the patterns of dry matter (DM) accumulation and nutritive value of A. latifolia, A. punctata and A. tristis, using Lotus corniculatus (birdsfoot trefoil) and L. uliginosus (big trefoil), as checks. The experiment was carried out in the […]

The research was conducted at the EMBRAPA – National Center for Goat Research, in Sobral, Ceara, Brazil, to evaluate the effects of cutting of the above ground parts in relation at regrowth height of marmeleiro on its survival, persistence, regrowth vigor and subsequent production of herbaceous understory phytomass. The plants were cut at 10.0 cm above ground, when the regrowth reached four different heights (25, 50, 75 and 100 cm). The cutting treatments were applied on plots of 5 m […]

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the changes on the nitrogen compounds of the Brachiaria decumbens Stapf, jaraguá (Hyparrhenia rufa Ness Stapf) grasses hay, untreated, treated with urea (5.4% DM), urea plus lab-lab (UL-5.4% DM plus Lablab purpureus L. Sweet, cv. Highworth-3.0% DM) and anhydrous ammonia (NH3 – 3.0% DM). The chemical treatment with urea or NH3 increased the total N, neutral detergent insoluble N 9NDIN), acid detergent insoluble N (ADIN), non nitrogen protein (NNP), and the ammonical nitrogen (AN) […]