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.
This work aimed to estimate the correlation coefficients, determining the direct and indirect effects (path analysis) of explanatory independent variables on total dry matter production (main dependent variables) of five elephant grass clones in five cuts accomplished at the forest zone of Pernambuco. Each experimental plot measured 24 m2 with 2 m2 of utile area. There was high correlation between almost all the independent variables and the main variable. The characteristic leaf blade number per tiller, however, explained better the potential of dry matter production and leaf blade dry matter production, acting, respectively, in a direct and indirect way on the explanatory variables.
Path analysis in productive characters of Pennisetum under cut in Itambé-PE
Silva,Mônica Alixandrina da and Lira,Mario de Andrade and Santos,Mércia Virgínia Ferreira dos and Junior,José Carlos Batista Dubeux and Cunha,Márcio Vieira da and Freitas,Erinaldo Viana de. Path analysis in productive characters of Pennisetum under cut in Itambé-PE. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2008, vol.37, 7, [cited 2026-03-19], pp.1185-1191. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/path-analysis-in-productive-characters-of-pennisetum-under-cut-in-itambe-pe/>. ISSN 1516-3598. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000700007.
Silva,Mônica Alixandrina da; Lira,Mario de Andrade; Santos,Mércia Virgínia Ferreira dos; Junior,José Carlos Batista Dubeux; Cunha,Márcio Vieira da; Freitas,Erinaldo Viana de. Path analysis in productive characters of Pennisetum under cut in Itambé-PE. R. Bras. Zootec., v.37, 7, p. 1185-1191. Jul. 2008. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/path-analysis-in-productive-characters-of-pennisetum-under-cut-in-itambe-pe/>. acess on 19 Mar. 2026. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000700007.
Silva,Mônica Alixandrina da, & Lira,Mario de Andrade, & Santos,Mércia Virgínia Ferreira dos, & Junior,José Carlos Batista Dubeux, & Cunha,Márcio Vieira da, & Freitas,Erinaldo Viana de. (2008). Path analysis in productive characters of Pennisetum under cut in Itambé-PE. R. Bras. Zootec., 37(7) , 1185-1191. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000700007.
SilvaMônica Alixandrina da, LiraMario de Andrade, SantosMércia Virgínia Ferreira dos, JuniorJosé Carlos Batista Dubeux, CunhaMárcio Vieira da, FreitasErinaldo Viana de. Path analysis in productive characters of Pennisetum under cut in Itambé-PE. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2008 Jul [cited 2026 Mar 19]; 37(7): 1185-1191. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/path-analysis-in-productive-characters-of-pennisetum-under-cut-in-itambe-pe/. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000700007.
Figure 3
Ruminal disappearance of ash-free neutral detergent fiber (aNDFom) at 30 h of in situ incubation in corn husks (fresh and ensiled) treated with calcium oxide (CaO) and a mixture of corn heavy steep water and sugarcane molasses (HM).
