Track 2-1-1: Grazing Systems, Grassland Restoration and Livestock Production
Description
Recently, the interest in legume silage for livestock systems has increased in tropical countries (Heinritz et al., 2012) because of the high inclusion of the protein sources in the concentrate used in feedlot diets, like soybean meal. Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande was developed in Brazil and this cultivar has a good adaptation to tropical conditions, as soils with low fertility and high acidity (Fernandes et al., 2005). Recently, this legume has been indicated for silage making because of its nutritional value and previous results with beef cattle have showed similar performance and digestibility in comparison with corn silage (Souza et al., 2014). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande silage (StS) and corn silage (CS) with two dietary protein levels.
Citation
da Silva, Leandro Diego; Pereira, Odilon G.; da Silva, Thiago C.; de C. Valadares Filho, Sebastião; and Ribeiro, Karina G., "Effects of Tropical Legume (Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande) Silage and Dietary Protein Levels on Animal Performance of Finishing Beef Cattle" (2020). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 8.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/23/2-1-1/8
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Effects of Tropical Legume (Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande) Silage and Dietary Protein Levels on Animal Performance of Finishing Beef Cattle
Recently, the interest in legume silage for livestock systems has increased in tropical countries (Heinritz et al., 2012) because of the high inclusion of the protein sources in the concentrate used in feedlot diets, like soybean meal. Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande was developed in Brazil and this cultivar has a good adaptation to tropical conditions, as soils with low fertility and high acidity (Fernandes et al., 2005). Recently, this legume has been indicated for silage making because of its nutritional value and previous results with beef cattle have showed similar performance and digestibility in comparison with corn silage (Souza et al., 2014). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande silage (StS) and corn silage (CS) with two dietary protein levels.
