Publication Date
1993
Description
A three-strata forage system (TSFS) experiment has been can-ied out for 3 years to study the effect of first stratum (grass and ground legume), second stratum (shrub legume) and third stratum (fodder tree) in increasing forage supply and Bali cattle production in a dryland farming area in Bali. The completely randomised factorial design consisted of 2 farming systems (TSFS and traditional system 2) and 2 stocking rates (2 and 4 steers/ha) with 10 and 11 replications. The 0.2S ha TSFS plot was divided into a 0.16 ha core area for food crop, a 0.09 ha peripheral area for the pasture species Cenchrus cillarlis, Panicum maximum, Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Graham, S. liamata cv. Verano and Centrosema pubescens and the 200 m circumference for 2000 Gliricidia septum and Leucaena leucocepliala and 42 Ficus poacellil, Lannea coromandilica and Hibiscus tilliaceus. The 0.2S ha traditional system plot (NTFS) was for food crop only, TSFS produced more forage than NTFS and stocking and carrying capacity were higher. TSFS steers gained more live weight and were more efficient in feed utilisation but their carcasses contained more fat than those of NTFS.
Citation
Lana, K; Nitis, I M.; Sukanten, W; Putra, S; and Suarna, M, "Increasing the Forage Supply and Cattle Production Through a Three-Strata Forage System" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 22.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session13/22
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Increasing the Forage Supply and Cattle Production Through a Three-Strata Forage System
A three-strata forage system (TSFS) experiment has been can-ied out for 3 years to study the effect of first stratum (grass and ground legume), second stratum (shrub legume) and third stratum (fodder tree) in increasing forage supply and Bali cattle production in a dryland farming area in Bali. The completely randomised factorial design consisted of 2 farming systems (TSFS and traditional system 2) and 2 stocking rates (2 and 4 steers/ha) with 10 and 11 replications. The 0.2S ha TSFS plot was divided into a 0.16 ha core area for food crop, a 0.09 ha peripheral area for the pasture species Cenchrus cillarlis, Panicum maximum, Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Graham, S. liamata cv. Verano and Centrosema pubescens and the 200 m circumference for 2000 Gliricidia septum and Leucaena leucocepliala and 42 Ficus poacellil, Lannea coromandilica and Hibiscus tilliaceus. The 0.2S ha traditional system plot (NTFS) was for food crop only, TSFS produced more forage than NTFS and stocking and carrying capacity were higher. TSFS steers gained more live weight and were more efficient in feed utilisation but their carcasses contained more fat than those of NTFS.
