The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The trial was carried out in a Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum) pasture, rotationally grazed by lactating cows, to estimate the dry matter intake. Three treatments were tested: crossbred cows fed 3 kg per day of concentrate and crossbred and Zebu cows (Gyr) without concentrate supplementation. The forage availability was 7,340.2 kg of dry matter (DM) /ha before and 5,639.5 after the 3rd grazing day. The Tanzania grass DM intake was 8.26 ± 5.66, 11.01 ± 5.37 and 9.55 ± 2.31 kg of DM/cow/day per day or 2.15, 2.37 and 2.34% of live weight, respectively, for the supplemented crossbred cows and non supplemented crossbred and Zebu cows. The average milk production was higher for the supplemented group (11.98 kg/cow/day). The milk production observed by the non supplemented cows was similar. Milk yield of 6.53 was obtained for non supplemented crossbred cows and 5.46 kg per cow/day was performed for the Zebu cows.
Estimation of Voluntary Intake of Tanzania Grass (Panicum maximum, Jacq. cv. Tanzânia) Rotationally Grazed by Lactating Cows
Lima,Maria Lúcia Pereira and Berchielli,Telma Teresinha and Nogueira,José Ramos and Ruggieri,Ana Cláudia and Aroeira,Luiz Januário Magalhães and Salman,Ana Karina Dias and Soares,João Paulo Guimarães. Estimation of Voluntary Intake of Tanzania Grass (Panicum maximum, Jacq. cv. Tanzânia) Rotationally Grazed by Lactating Cows. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2001, vol.30, 6, [cited 2026-04-23], pp.1919-1924. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/estimation-of-voluntary-intake-of-tanzania-grass-panicum-maximum-jacq-cv-tanzania-rotationally-grazed-by-lactating-cows/>. ISSN 1516-3598. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982001000700031.
Lima,Maria Lúcia Pereira; Berchielli,Telma Teresinha; Nogueira,José Ramos; Ruggieri,Ana Cláudia; Aroeira,Luiz Januário Magalhães; Salman,Ana Karina Dias; Soares,João Paulo Guimarães. Estimation of Voluntary Intake of Tanzania Grass (Panicum maximum, Jacq. cv. Tanzânia) Rotationally Grazed by Lactating Cows. R. Bras. Zootec., v.30, 6, p. 1919-1924. Dec. 2001. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/estimation-of-voluntary-intake-of-tanzania-grass-panicum-maximum-jacq-cv-tanzania-rotationally-grazed-by-lactating-cows/>. acess on 23 Apr. 2026. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982001000700031.
Lima,Maria Lúcia Pereira, & Berchielli,Telma Teresinha, & Nogueira,José Ramos, & Ruggieri,Ana Cláudia, & Aroeira,Luiz Januário Magalhães, & Salman,Ana Karina Dias, & Soares,João Paulo Guimarães. (2001). Estimation of Voluntary Intake of Tanzania Grass (Panicum maximum, Jacq. cv. Tanzânia) Rotationally Grazed by Lactating Cows. R. Bras. Zootec., 30(6) , 1919-1924. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982001000700031.
LimaMaria Lúcia Pereira, BerchielliTelma Teresinha, NogueiraJosé Ramos, RuggieriAna Cláudia, AroeiraLuiz Januário Magalhães, SalmanAna Karina Dias, SoaresJoão Paulo Guimarães. Estimation of Voluntary Intake of Tanzania Grass (Panicum maximum, Jacq. cv. Tanzânia) Rotationally Grazed by Lactating Cows. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2001 Dec [cited 2026 Apr 23]; 30(6): 1919-1924. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/estimation-of-voluntary-intake-of-tanzania-grass-panicum-maximum-jacq-cv-tanzania-rotationally-grazed-by-lactating-cows/. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982001000700031.
Figure 6
Differential abundance for the species Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (A) and Megamonas funiformis (B).
