Publication Date
1989
Description
Extensive cow-calf grazing systems in the Eastern Plains of Colombia are characterized by the use of very limited areas of sown pastures, amounting to generally less than 5 % of the area (Kleiheisterkamp and Habich, 1985; Sere and Estrada, 1985). It has also been shown (Kleinheisterkamp and Habich, 1985) that management practices applied to the breeding herd are few and irregularly utilized. It is thus hypothesized that the transition of extensive cow-calf operations to more productive beef breeding systems will initially require the introduction of pastures with minimum management requirements that will allow a gradual evolution of existing grazing systems. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the feasibility of savannah-based systems supplemented with small areas of productive sown pastures under a « minimum management » strategy.
Citation
Vera, R R.; Rivera, B; and Weniger, J H., "Composition of the Diet of Cattle Grazing in Integrated Sown Tropical Pasture-Savannah Production Systems" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 44.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session7/44
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Composition of the Diet of Cattle Grazing in Integrated Sown Tropical Pasture-Savannah Production Systems
Extensive cow-calf grazing systems in the Eastern Plains of Colombia are characterized by the use of very limited areas of sown pastures, amounting to generally less than 5 % of the area (Kleiheisterkamp and Habich, 1985; Sere and Estrada, 1985). It has also been shown (Kleinheisterkamp and Habich, 1985) that management practices applied to the breeding herd are few and irregularly utilized. It is thus hypothesized that the transition of extensive cow-calf operations to more productive beef breeding systems will initially require the introduction of pastures with minimum management requirements that will allow a gradual evolution of existing grazing systems. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the feasibility of savannah-based systems supplemented with small areas of productive sown pastures under a « minimum management » strategy.
