The objective of this study was to verify the effect of low-intake supplementation on performance of Nellore young bulls kept on Marandu grass pasture. The experiment was divided in two periods: the dry and rainy seasons. Treatments during the dry period were composed of mineral salt with urea and mineral supplement enriched with true protein and additive. In the rainy period treatments were mineral salt and enriched mineral supplement only. Pastures were evaluated and animals were weighed in both evaluation […]

Avaliou-se o efeito de quatro doses de nitrogênio (100, 300, 500 ou 700 kg/ha) e seis lâminas d’água (0, 20, 40, 80, 100 ou 120% da evapotranspiração) na produção de matéria seca, nos teores de proteína bruta (PB) e fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) e na digestibilidade in vitro da matéria seca (DIVMS) do capim-elefante (Pennisetum purpureum, Schum) durante os períodos seco e chuvoso. As doses de nitrogênio constituíram as parcelas e as lâminas d’água, as subparcelas, segundo delineamento experimental […]