scholarly journals 111 Grazing behavior of horses managed on legume-grass mixed pastures

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 89-89
Author(s):  
Ana Caroline Cerqueira de Melo Vasco ◽  
Ana Margarita Arias-Esquivel ◽  
Emma Seals ◽  
Fabiane Quevedo da Rosa ◽  
Marcelo Wallau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Model ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
Paspalum Notatum ◽  
Grazing Behavior ◽  
Arachis Glabrata ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Mixed Model Anova

Abstract Intercropping legume into grass pastures improves pasture quality and decreases the need for nitrogen (N) fertilizer, while providing a more heterogenic grazing environment. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of rhizoma peanut (RP, Arachis glabrata) intercropped into bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) pasture on horse grazing performance. Unfertilized bahiagrass (UNF) with no N fertilizer, bahiagrass with 120 kg N ha-1 (FER), and bahiagrass with RP and 30 kg N ha-1 (RP) pastures were evaluated using twelve mature Quarter Horses continuously stocked for 84 days in a randomized block design with two blocks. Grazing, activity and leisure behaviors were recorded every 10 minutes for 24 hours on day 35 and 70 using scan sampling. Chew (CR, chew/min) and bite (BR, bite/min) rates were counted for five consecutive 1-min intervals on days 36 and 71. Data were analyzed using a repeated measure mixed model ANOVA. Pasture did not affect (P > 0.05) total time spent on grazing (13.57 ± 1.81 h, mean ± SD), leisure (9.64 ± 1.64 h), and activity (0.79 ± 0.60 h). Pasture x time of day interaction (P < 0.05) was significant for grazing, leisure and activity. Horses grazing FER spent more time grazing between 1100 and 1700 h, whereas horses grazing RP spent more time grazing between 2300 and 500 h when compared to horses grazing FER. Horses grazing FER spent more time in leisure between 2300 and 700 h. No day or pasture effects were observed for BR (30.8 ± 6.3 bites/min, mean ± SD), but a pasture x day interaction was observed for CR. On day 36, CR of horses grazing FER was similar to RP (50.8 and 53.8 chews/min), but lower than RP on day 71 (41.4 and 61.3 chews/min). Intercropping RP into bahiagrass pastures does not affect total grazing, leisure and activity time of horses.

scholarly journals Beef heifers grazing behavior and herbage intake in natural grassland under rotational grazing

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 2056-2062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cezar Wankura Barbieri ◽  
Fernando Luiz Ferreira de Quadros ◽  
Felipe Jochims ◽  
Bruno Castro Kuinchtner ◽  
Thiago Henrique Nicola de Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Beef Heifers ◽  
Rotational Grazing ◽  
Grazing Behavior ◽  
Bite Rate ◽  
Herbage Intake ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Thermal Sum ◽  
Natural Grassland ◽  
Rest Intervals

It was evaluated the effect of two rest intervals between grazing occupations in rotational grazing; 375 and 750 DD (degree-days); based on the cumulative thermal sum necessary for leaf expansion of native grasses of two functional groups over the grazing behavior variables from beef heifers with 12 months old. The experiment was conducted as a completely randomized block design, with two treatments, three replications and measures repeated over time. Grazing behavior was assessed in three occasions (Nov 2011, Jan and Mar 2012), with 24h each. The herbage intake was estimated using an external marker (Cr2O3). The leaf mass was similar among the rest intervals, with a mean of 1261kg DM ha-1. The average grazing time was 627.4min day-1 and bite rate was 37.1 bites min-1. The average number of daily meals was 5.9 with an average of 118.5 minutes. Number of feeding stations visited per minute was 6.1 and the feeding stations permanence time was of 12 seconds. There was a reduction only on grazing time and bite rate over the periods. The range of thermal sums evaluated to define the rest intervals in rotational grazing proved no effect on heifers' grazing behavior and herbage intake

scholarly journals Determination of the Optimum Rate of N Fertilizers with Addition of Goat Manure for Production of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 121-128
Author(s):  
Devi Liana ◽  
Heni Purnamawati ◽  
Maya Melati ◽  
Yudiwanti Wahyu
Keyword(s):  
Vigna Unguiculata ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Plant Seed ◽  
Optimum Rate ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Goat Manure ◽  
100 Seed Weight

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is one of the potential substitutes of soybean due to its similar nutritional content. This study aims to determine the optimum rate of N fertilizer for the production of cowpea, and to determine the effects of the interaction between N fertilizer rates and goat manure application on cowpea production. The experiment was organized in a split-plot with a complete randomized block design with three replications. The main plot was goat manure, i.e. 0 and 5 tons.ha-1; the sub-plot was nitrogen fertilizer with five rates (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200% of the recommended rate), i.e. 0, 22.5, 45, 67.5, and 90 kg N.ha-1. Application of N fertilizer reduced the 100-seed weight and slightly reduced cowpea yield and yield components. Application of goat manure increased seed dry weight per plant, number of pods per plant, dry pod weight per plant, seed dry weight per m2, productivity, 100-seed weight, and the harvest index. There was no significant interaction between goat manure and different rates of nitrogen in affecting cowpea growth.

scholarly journals PSIV-3 Effect of winter-feeding system and roughage level in feedlot ration on subsequent spring grazing behavior and dry matter intake of beef growing heifers

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 228-229
Author(s):  
María Victoria Burjel ◽  
Alvaro Simeone ◽  
Oscar Bentancur ◽  
Natalia Zabalveytia ◽  
Virginia Beretta
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Ingestive Behavior ◽  
Dry Matter Intake ◽  
Feeding System ◽  
Grazing Behavior ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Winter Feeding

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of winter-feeding system (grazing, GFS vs. feedlot, FFS) and ration roughage level (RL), on subsequent spring grazing behavior and forage dry matter intake (DMI). Thirty-two Hereford female calves (149 ± 13 kg) were assigned to four winter dietary treatments (110 days) in a randomized block design (n = 2/treatment): three feedlot rations differing RL (Setaria italica) (0%, 35% or 70% DM) or oats grazing (5 kg DM/100 kg LW). In spring (84 days) all treatments grazed a mixed grass-legume pastures (4317 ± 1009 kg DM/ha; 6 kg DM/100 kg LW). During weeks 1, 3 and 5 after changing diets, diurnal behavior activity (effective/search grazing, rumination, idling or water intake) was visually recorded and DMI estimated from the in vivo DM digestibility (DMD) and fecal production. Data were analyzed according to a block design with repeated measures, with general model including block, treatment (T), week (W) and T×W effects. Means were compared through orthogonal contrasts (Table 1). Spring DMI varied with T (P = 0.0084) regardless of W effect (P = 0.1619), with higher values for GFS compared to FFS (1.55 vs. 1.16 kg/100 kg LW, P = 0.0034) and for 70RL compared to 35RL (P = 0.0286). DMD did not differ between treatments (P = 0.2488) but was lower on W1 than W5 (55 vs. 64 %, P = 0.0150). T×W was significant (P < 0.0001) for effective grazing, rumination and idling. On W1, heifers from GFS grazed less (0.40 vs. 0.49, P = 0.0268) but tended to ruminate more (0.26 vs. 0.18, P = 0.0591) than FFS. As pasture DMD improved (W5) GFS grazed more (0.64 vs. 0.51, P = 0.0020) but ruminated less (0.14 vs. 0.21, P = 0.0450) than FFS. Transition from FFS to spring grazing might reduce pasture DMI modifying animal ingestive behavior compare to animals from GFS. Impact could be higher when ration RL is below 70%.

scholarly journals PSIV-10 Preference evaluation of plant functional types grasses in calves

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 225-226
Author(s):  
María A Vulliez ◽  
María Bruni ◽  
Ana I Trujillo ◽  
Martín Durante ◽  
Lucrecia Lezana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Functional Types ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Functional Types Of Plants ◽  
Group B ◽  
Cut Leaves

Abstract The functional types of plants (PFT) ecological approach could be used to link the preferences of ruminants. In order to investigate if ruminant preferences were associated with this approach, three PFT groups were evaluated. A group “B”, represented by Paspalum urvillei (PU-B), “C” by Nassella neesiana (NN-C) and Sporobolus indicus (SI-C) and “D” by Andropogon lateralis (AL-D). In a randomized block design with repeated measures over time, two independent cafeteria trials (autumn-winter, A-W, and spring-summer, S-S) were carried out in calves (n = 8 for A-W; n = 4 for S-S; BW=240–270 kg) arranged in four pens. In three sessions of ten minutes each, calves received 120–160 gDM of fresh cut leaves from the different species. Dry matter intake (DMI), nitrogen intake (NI) and neutral detergent fiber intake (NDFI) were measured. Data were analyzed with a mixed model that included specie and session as fixed effects and blocks as a random. The statistical analyses were performed with SAS (University Edition), data is expressed as lsmeans and was considered to differ when Tukey test presented P < 0.05. No significant differences were observed between sessions. The DMI and NI were higher in NN-C and lower in AL-D (P < 0.01) during A-W. However, in S-S, higher DMI and NI were observed in AL-D and SI-C while NN-C presented the lower DMI and NI (P < 0.01). The FDNI did not show differences in A-W meanwhile in S-S was positively associated with DMI (Table1). Interestingly, when the season changed, it was observed a change in PFT preference, in A-W calves preferred NN-C whereas in S-S preferred AL-D. However, attributes associated with preferences were maintained in both stations, for instance, higher DMI was associated with higher NI. Additional research is required on the interactions between PFT approach and the preference of animals for different species.

scholarly journals Nitrogênio e Azospirillum brasilense no desenvolvimento inicial da cana-de-açúcar

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Michaela Carolina Gonçalves ◽  
Kátia Cristina da Silva ◽  
Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira ◽  
Fábio Steiner
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Azospirillum Brasilense ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Saccharum Officinarum ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Number Of Leaves

A study was conducted with the objective of investigating the effects of the interaction between the inoculation of the pre-sprouted seedlings with Azospirillum brasilenseand the nitrogen fertilization in topdressing on the development of sugarcane plants(Saccharum officinarum). Pre-sprouted sugarcane seedlings, produced from 3.0 cm long mini-stems of the RB867515 variety, were transplanted 25 days after sprouting into 12 L plastic pots. The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design, in a 2 × 5 factorial scheme: two inoculation treatments [without (control) and inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense] and five application rates of N fertilizer in topdressing (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 mg dm–3of N), with four repetitions. The inoculation with A. brasilensewas carried out in transplanting the seedlings using 4 mL of the inoculum AzoTotal® per seedling, containing the strains AbV5 and AbV6. The nitrogen fertilization in topdressing was performed at 20 days after transplanting the seedlings as urea (45% of N). The results reported that the application of N fertilizer rates in topdressingresulted in a linear increase in plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves per plant, number of tillers and dry matter production of plants inoculated with A. brasilense.When the plants were not inoculated with A. brasilense, nitrogen fertilization resulted in an increase also in the number of leaves and tillers per plant. The use of A. brasilenseinoculation in pre-sprouted sugarcane seedlings has a beneficial effect on the development of plants only when associated with nitrogen fertilization in topdressing. Sugarcane plants not fertilized with N have a negative response to inoculation with A. brasilense, indicating the occurrence of possible phytotoxic effects on plant development up to 60 days after transplanting.

scholarly journals Spray volume, dose and time of day of glyphosate application in the control of Urochloa brizantha

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-160
Author(s):  
Hugo M. Fialho e Moraes ◽  
Lino Ferreira ◽  
Wendel de Souza ◽  
Rodrigo Magalhães Faria ◽  
Marco Moreira de Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Time Of Application ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Spray Volume ◽  
Urochloa Brizantha ◽  
Different Doses

In order to optimize machinery use, the application of herbicides has been performed at different times of the day and night. Therefore, knowledge about the pesticide that will be used and how the spray volume and time of application affect the effectiveness of the product is very important. Thus, the objective of this work was to study the influence of spray volume and different time of application on the control of Urochloa brizantha by different doses of glyphosate. The treatments were arranged in a 5 x 3 x 2 factorial scheme in a randomized block design with four replications. Five doses of glyphosate (0; 1080; 1440; 1800 and 2160 g∙ha-1∙a.e.), three times of application (morning, afternoon and evening) and two spray volumes (50 and 100 L·ha-1) were evaluated. A control assessment was performed at 21 days after application, in addition to the accumulation of dry matter and the leaf area index on the regrowth. A satisfactory control of the grass was obtained for applications performed in the morning and afternoon, without interference of the volume applied and the doses tested. Evening application reduces the effectiveness of glyphosate in Urochloa brizantha burndown.

scholarly journals The Effect of Ammonium Nitrate Ratio and Support Types on the NPK Uptake and Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in Field Conditions

Poljoprivreda ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Issukindarsyah Issukindarsyah ◽  
◽  
Endang Sulistyaningsih ◽  
DidikIndradewa Indradewa ◽  
Eka Tarwaca Susila Putra
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Pepper Plant ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Npk Uptake

The study’s objective was to determine the effect of the NO3-: NH4+ratio and types of support on NPK uptake and pepper plant growth in field conditions. The study used a completely randomized block design with three replications. The first factor was the type of support, being the deadwood and living supports in the form of Gliricidia sp. and Ceiba pentandra. The second factor was the ratio of N fertilizer forms, which were 100% NO3-, 100% NH4+, 50% NO3-:50% NH4+, 75% NO3-:25% NH4+ and 25% NO3-:75% NH4+. The results have demonstrated that the uptake of N, P, and K, as well as the plant growth, were not affected by the interaction of the N fertilizer form ratio with the types of support. In field conditions, the black pepper prefers the N fertilizer in the form of 50% NO3-:50% NH4+. The pepper plants that were given N fertilizer in a combination of 50% NO3-:50% NH4+ have demonstrated an N, P, and K uptake, and morphology and plant dry weight were higher than the ratio of other forms of N fertilizers.

scholarly journals NITROGEN RATES AND RESIDUAL EFFECT OF CO-INOCULATION OF SOYBEAN ON MAIZE PLANTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 633-643
Author(s):  
AUREANE CRISTINA TEIXEIRA FERREIRA CÂNDIDO ◽  
MARCO ANTONIO CAMILLO DE CARVALHO ◽  
RICARDO ADRIANO FELITO ◽  
ADRIANO MALTEZO DA ROCHA ◽  
OSCAR MITSUO YAMASHITA
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Residual Effect ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
State University ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Maize Plants ◽  
Soybean Plants ◽  
Fertilizer Rates

ABSTRACT Co-inoculation consists of using microorganism combinations with synergic effect that surpass the results obtained with their use alone. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of inoculation and co-inoculation on soybean plants, and their residual effect on maize plants grown intercropped with ruzigrass (Urochloa ruziziensis), under different N fertilizer rates. The experiment was conducted at the experimental area of the Mato Grosso State University, Alta Floresta campus, in a Typic Hapludox. A randomized block design was used for the soybean crops; the treatments consisted of Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculated single, or co-inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense, with 20 replications. A randomized block design in a strip-plot arrangement was used for the winter maize-ruzigrass intercrop (WMRI); the treatments consisted of combination of residual effect of inoculation and co-inoculation in the strips, and five N fertilizer rates (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kg ha-1) in plots with WMRI, with four replications. The co-inoculation of soybean seeds and its residual effect on the maize crops increased the root dry weight of plants of both crops; however, no increases were found for most vegetative and reproductive characteristics of maize plants. Yield and most characteristics evaluated had increasing linear responses to increases in N rates, indicating the plants could respond to rates above 200 kg ha-1.

scholarly journals Simulation of oat development cycle by photoperiod and temperature

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubia D. Mantai ◽  
José A. G. da Silva ◽  
Anderson Marolli ◽  
Ângela T. W. de Mamann ◽  
Sandro Sawicki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Oat Cultivars ◽  
Maximum Temperatures ◽  
Reproductive Cycles ◽  
N Rates ◽  
Different Doses

ABSTRACT The simulation of oat development cycle can be used in the planning of agricultural practices. The aim of the study was to simulate and validate the duration of oat development cycle by photoperiod, temperature and coefficients of development of wheat for use in the WE-Streck model, considering different doses of N-fertilizer and systems of succession of high and low C/N ratio. The study was conducted in 2015 in a randomized block design with four replicates in a 4 x 2 factorial scheme, corresponding to N rates (0, 30, 60 and 120 kg ha-1) and oat cultivars (Barbarasul and Brisasul), respectively, in the soybean/oat and maize/oat systems. The duration of the stages from emergence to anthesis and from anthesis to maturation of oats was simulated in the WE-Streck model. The minimum, optimum and maximum temperatures that effectively simulate the oat development cycle were 4, 22 and 30 °C from emergence to anthesis and 15, 25 and 35 °C from anthesis to maturation, respectively. The intermediate-cycle oat development was efficiently simulated by the WE-Streck model using coefficients developed for wheat, with vegetative and reproductive cycles estimated at 89 and 43 days, respectively.

scholarly journals Growth and flowering inhibition of Paspalum notatum with application of trinexapac-ethyl and prohexadione-calcium

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidnei R. de Marchi ◽  
Dagoberto Martins ◽  
Neumárcio V. Costa
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Deleterious Effect ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Paspalum Notatum ◽  
Single Application ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Prohexadione Calcium ◽  
Flowering Inhibition

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sequential applications of plant regulators on growth and seedhead emergence of Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum). The study was carried out on a 15-month-old lawn, in a randomized block design, with four replicates. The treatments consisted of the following plant-growth regulators and dose: trinexapac-ethyl in sequential application of 113 + 113, 226 + 113, 226 + 226, 452 + 113, 452 + 226, 452 + 452 g a.i. ha-1; trinexapac-ethyl in single application of 678 and 904 g a.i. ha-1; and prohexadione-calcium in sequential application of 100 + 100 and 200 + 200 g a.i. ha-1, besides a control, with no application. The effects of treatments were evaluated based on visual injury, plant height, height and number of flower rachises and total dry matter production of clippings. Sequential applications of prohexadione-calcium at 100 + 100 or 200 + 200 g a.i. ha-1 were efficient to reduce plant height, but did not show efficacy to reduce the number and height of seedheads or the total dry matter of clippings of Bahiagrass. However, Bahiagrass lawns can be managed by trinexapac-ethyl sequential applications of 452 + 452 g a.i. ha-1 or single application of 904 g a.i. ha-1, with reduction in the need for mowing for a period of up to 113 days after application, without causing any deleterious effect on the visual aspect of the lawn.

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