This research aimed to evaluate the effects of burning and the use of dry additive on the sugar cane silage fermentative pattern. Six treatments were tested: natural or burned sugarcane, associated to three supplementation levels: 0, 50 or 100 g/kg of dehydrated corn grain, cob, and straw (CGCS) based on forage fresh mater. The following response variables were determined in the forage: DM, CP, acid detergent insoluble nitrogen (ADIN), NDF, ADF, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin concentrations. Considering the fermentative traits, […]

This research was carried out to evaluate the quality of the roughage produced by hydroponics. Rice hulls and chopped elephantgrass were used as substrates for corn cultivation, put on plastic canvas. Corn seeding density was 2.5 kg of seed/m2. A randomized experimental design was used, with seven replications. Plot utile area measured 0.5 m x 0.5 m. Fertiirrigation was used from the 3rd to the 14th day after seeding. Harvest occurred at the 14th day and fresh forage productivity was […]

The trial was conducted to evaluate the influence of two grazing intensities (moderate and low) and two stocking methods (continuous and rotational stocking) in the aerial biomass fluxes of an Italian ryegrass measured by the fluxes of growth, senescence, and intake, using the marked tillers technique. It was used a factorial arrangement in a complete randomized block design with four replicates per treatment. Treatments and their interactions affected the fluxes of growth and senescence. Rotational stocking at low intensity favored […]

The experiment was carried out to evaluate factors related to the grazing efficiency of five Pennisetum sp. genotypes (CE 08 A.D., Venezuela, HV-241, Elephant B and Hexaplóide) during the dry period in the Forest Zone of Pernambuco. Genotypes were managed under rotational stocking (44 days of resting and four days of grazing period). It was used a split-plot arrangement in a complete randomized block design (genotypes represented the plots; grazing cycles, the subplots). Six replications were used to determine pre-grazing […]

The experiment aimed to evaluate the effects of processing (whole or ground) and the inclusion level of coffee hulls, (0; 6; 12; 18 and 24%; fresh matter basis) on the chemical-bromatological composition, fermentation characteristic and in vitro DM digestibility (IVDMD) of the elephantgrass silages. The variables were analyzed as a 2 x 5 factorial arrangement (processing and level of inclusion), distributed in a complete randomized experimental design with three replications. Processing and level of inclusion increased DM concentration and did […]

The objective of this research was to evaluate swine slurry (SS) application on the agronomic and bromatologic characteristics of marandugrass. The following response variables were determined: DM productivity, tillering, concentrations of DM, CP, NDF, and ADF, and in vitro DM digestibility (IVDMD). It was used a randomized block design with nine treatments (fertilization) and four replications. Treatments were described as follows: T1 (liming); T2 (chemical fertilization – 100, 40 e 60 kg/ha of N P2O5 K2O); T3 (180 m³/ha of […]

This study tested the hypothesis that variation of herbage allowance during the growing season influences pasture dynamics and grazing behaviour. Treatments consisted of four fixed herbage allowances during the entire year (4.0, 8.0, 12.0, and 16.0%, expressed as kg DM/100 kg live weight/day) and three variable herbage allowances (8% in spring and 12% along the rest of the grazing season; 12% spring and 8% along the rest of the grazing season; 16% in spring and 12% along the rest of […]

This work aimed to perform the morphologic characterization of eleven previously selected Cajanus cajan lines. The main descriptors were: plant height (cm), number of branches, stem diameter (mm), basic flower color, basic pod color, seed color, seed hilum color, hilum thickness, and seed shape. The descriptors used were sufficient to characterize the lines with distinct characteristics. Using these descriptors the lines may be easily identified.

The objective of this study was to evaluate grass responses to combined rates of nitrogen and calcium. Measured response variables included leaf number, tiller number, leaf area, and DM yield. Tanzaniagrass was grown in nutrient solution with ground quartz as substrate, in a greenhouse experiment. The experiment was carried out in randomized block design, with four replications. A fractionated 52 factorial was used, with combinations of five nitrogen rates (2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 mmol L-1) and five calcium […]

The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic and phenotypic relationships between somatic cell count (SCC) and milk yield and to evaluate the possibility of using SCC as a selection criteria in breeding programs of dairy cattle. Somatic cell count records were transformed into somatic cell score (SCS) using a logarithmic scale. Genetic parameters for milk yield (305 days) and average somatic cell score (ASCS) were estimated. The overall means for 305-day milk yield (MY305) and ASCS were, […]