Description
The treatments of rest and deferment periods have shown to be effective tools to improve range condition, but little is known about their effect on the diet of animals. The present research aimed to evaluate the effect of the deferment period when applied to a short-term grazing system. The experimental design was a completely random factorial where the treatments resulted from combination of two grazing management systems: short-duration with deferment period (WD) and no deferral period (ND) both evaluated for three years. Forage yield (4.9 vs. 4.5 Tm DM ha-1 year-1) like range condition (55.5 vs. 50.7%) improved significantly (P
DOI
https://doi.org/10.13023/kx7t-8908
Citation
Tácuna, R. E. and Flores, E. R., "Cattle Diet Composition Under a Short- Duration Grazing With and Without Deferment in Puna Rangelands" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 9.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/XXV_IGC_2023/Utilization/9
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Cattle Diet Composition Under a Short- Duration Grazing With and Without Deferment in Puna Rangelands
The treatments of rest and deferment periods have shown to be effective tools to improve range condition, but little is known about their effect on the diet of animals. The present research aimed to evaluate the effect of the deferment period when applied to a short-term grazing system. The experimental design was a completely random factorial where the treatments resulted from combination of two grazing management systems: short-duration with deferment period (WD) and no deferral period (ND) both evaluated for three years. Forage yield (4.9 vs. 4.5 Tm DM ha-1 year-1) like range condition (55.5 vs. 50.7%) improved significantly (P
