Track 1-02: Development and Impact of Sown Tropical Species
Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
With the increased demand for meat products, associated with environmental concerns due to global climatic and land use changes, the need to efficiently use pasture and forage resources will increase (Boval and Dixon 2012). Efforts to breed and release new forage cultivars must incorporate these concerns, ensuring that introduced material is of high quality, especially under grazing (Euclides et al. 2008).
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the average daily weight gain and stocking rate of Nelore beef cattle grazing new genotypes of Panicum maximum during the rainy season in the Brazilian Cerrado.
Citation
Maciel, Giovana A.; Braga, Gustavo J.; Guimarães, Roberto Jr.; de Araújo, Hélio A.; Ramos, Allan K. B.; Carvalho, Marcelo A.; Vilela, Lourival; and Jank, Liana, "Performance of Nelore Cattle on Panicum maximum Pastures in the Brazilian Cerrado" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 21.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/1-2/21)
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Performance of Nelore Cattle on Panicum maximum Pastures in the Brazilian Cerrado
Sydney, Australia
With the increased demand for meat products, associated with environmental concerns due to global climatic and land use changes, the need to efficiently use pasture and forage resources will increase (Boval and Dixon 2012). Efforts to breed and release new forage cultivars must incorporate these concerns, ensuring that introduced material is of high quality, especially under grazing (Euclides et al. 2008).
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the average daily weight gain and stocking rate of Nelore beef cattle grazing new genotypes of Panicum maximum during the rainy season in the Brazilian Cerrado.
