Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
In Puerto Rico, Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk has been promoted as a potential forage for acid soils and humid areas, but with limited success. Recently, B. brizantha cv. Marandú and a hybrid (B. brizantha x B. Ruziziensis) cv. Mulato were introduced for evaluation on acid soils and as a potential replacement for cv. Basilisk, but little information is available on yield performance under grazing or nutritive value. The objective of this study was to assess herbage mass and nutritive value of grazed pastures consisting of Basilisk, Marandú, and Mulato and determine the rate of in situ dry matter degradation.
Citation
Valencia-Chin, E.; Rodríguez-Carías, A. A.; Ramos-Santana, R.; and Pagán-Riestra, S., "Herbage Mass and in Situ Dry Matter Ruminal Degradation Kinetics of Brachiaria spp" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 171.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/171)
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Herbage Mass and in Situ Dry Matter Ruminal Degradation Kinetics of Brachiaria spp
Dublin Ireland
In Puerto Rico, Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk has been promoted as a potential forage for acid soils and humid areas, but with limited success. Recently, B. brizantha cv. Marandú and a hybrid (B. brizantha x B. Ruziziensis) cv. Mulato were introduced for evaluation on acid soils and as a potential replacement for cv. Basilisk, but little information is available on yield performance under grazing or nutritive value. The objective of this study was to assess herbage mass and nutritive value of grazed pastures consisting of Basilisk, Marandú, and Mulato and determine the rate of in situ dry matter degradation.
