scholarly journals Ecophysiology of Brachiaria decumbens in grazing systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 783-788
Author(s):  
Letícia Moura Ramos ◽  
Fabrício Oliveira Reis ◽  
Paulo Henrique Aragão Catunda ◽  
Eduardo Henrique Santana Sousa ◽  
Alena Torres Netto
Keyword(s):  
Brachiaria Decumbens ◽  
Grazing Systems

Forage-Based Heifer Development Program for North Florida

EDIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose C.B. Dubeux ◽  
Nicolas DiLorenzo ◽  
Kalyn Waters ◽  
Jane C. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Development Program ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Beef Cows ◽  
Good News ◽  
Cool Season ◽  
Beef Industry ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Heifer Development ◽  
Reducing Costs

Florida has 915,000 beef cows and 125,000 replacement heifers (USDA, 2016). Developing these heifers so that they can become productive females in the cow herd is a tremendous investment in a cow/calf operation, an investment that takes several years to make a return. The good news is that there are options to develop heifers on forage-based programs with the possibility of reducing costs while simultaneously meeting performance targets required by the beef industry. Mild winters in Florida allows utilization of cool-season forages that can significantly enhance the performance of grazing heifers. During the warm-season, integration of forage legumes into grazing systems will provide additional nutrients to meet the performance required to develop a replacement heifer to become pregnant and enter the mature cow herd. In this document, we will propose a model for replacement heifer development, based on forage research performed in trials at the NFREC Marianna.   

Influencia de Rhizophagus intraradices en el crecimiento de Brachiaria decumbens Stapf en interaccion con dosis de fertilizacion

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Francisco Aguirre Medina ◽  
Elmar Y. Hidalgo-Bartolón ◽  
Jaime J. Martínez-Tinajero ◽  
María E Velazco-Zebadúa
Keyword(s):  
Brachiaria Decumbens ◽  
Rhizophagus Intraradices ◽  
Para Determinar

Objetivo: Evaluar el crecimiento de Brachiaria decumbens Stapf mediante la asignación de biomasa en sus componentes del rendimiento y el contenido de N y P en tejido vegetal al biofertilizar la semilla con Rhizophagus intraradices y aplicar dosis de fertilización inorgánica. Diseño/metodología/aproximación: Se evaluó la interacción entre R. intraradices y dosis de fertilización en el crecimiento de B. decumbens Stapf en un suelo regosol, con seis tratamientos y cuatro repeticiones en diseño bloques al azar. Se realizaron cuatro muestreos destructivos cada 28 d para determinar biomasa, y al final contenido de N y P. Resultados. El crecimiento inicial de B. decumbens Stapf asignó más fotosintatos para raíz y lámina foliar, y su efecto aumenta con R. intraradices. En los dos últimos muestreos, R. intraradices más la aplicación de la fertilización incrementaron 20% su biomasa en promedio con relación al testigo y fue semejante a la fertilización más alta. R. intraradices incrementa el N en combinación con la fertilización y el P disminuye. Limitaciones del estudio/implicaciones: El hongo endomicorrízico debe contener al menos 40 esporas g-1 de suelo y ser aplicado a la siembra. Hallazgos/conclusiones: La biomasa en los componentes del rendimiento incrementó con la interacción entre R. intraradices y la dosis baja e intermedia de fertilización. El N fue superior con R. intraradices con y sin la aplicación de la fertilización, pero fue menor con la dosis alta de fertilizante. El P incrementó con R. intraradices y disminuyó en interacción con las dosis de fertilización.

Management of grazing systems

1989 ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Stocking Rate ◽  
Pastoral Systems ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Stocking Rates

Recent assessments of the relative importance of stocking rate. stocking policy and grazing management on the output from pastoral systems are used as a starting point to argue the need for objective pasture assessments to aid control of livestock enterprises to meet production targets. Variations in stocking rates, stocking policy and other management practices all provide alternative means of control of pasture conditions which are the major determinants of pasture and animal performance. Understanding of the influence of pasture conditions on systems performance should provide a better basis for management control and for Communication between farmers, extension officers and researchers. Keywords: Stocking rate, pasture condition, pasture cover

Automatic Milking Systems: an option to address the labour shortage on New Zealand dairy farms?

2002 ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
J.G. Jago ◽  
M.W. Woolford
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Labour Shortage ◽  
Commercial Farms ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Automatic Milking Systems

There is a growing shortage of labour within the dairy industry. To address this the industry needs to attract more people and/or reduce the labour requirements on dairy farms. Current milk harvesting techniques contribute to both the labour requirements and the current labour shortage within the industry as the process is labour-intensive and necessitates long and unsociable working hours. Automated milking systems (AMS) have been in operation, albeit on a small scale, on commercial farms in Europe for a decade and may have the potential to address labour issues within the New Zealand dairy industry. A research programme has been established (The Greenfield Project) which aims to determine the feasibility of automated milking under New Zealand dairying conditions. A Fullwoods MERLIN AMS has been installed on a protoype farmlet and is successfully milking a small herd of 41 cows. Progress from the prototype Greenfields system offers considerable potential for implementing AMS in extensive grazing systems. Keywords: automated milking systems, dairy cattle, grazing, labour

Parasitism and the Dynamics of Ungulate Grazing Systems

1992 ◽  
Vol 139 (5) ◽  
pp. 907-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. T. Grenfell
Keyword(s):  
Ungulate Grazing ◽  
Grazing Systems

scholarly journals SOYBEAN CULTIVATION IN A CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEM WITH Azospirillum brasilense INOCULATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
MARCOS DA SILVA BRUM ◽  
THOMAS NEWTON MARTIN ◽  
VINÍCIUS SANTOS DA CUNHA ◽  
LUIZ FERNANDO TELEKEN GRANDO ◽  
ALEX TAGLIAPIETRA SCHONELL
Keyword(s):  
Azospirillum Brasilense ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Height Control ◽  
Grain Productivity ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Soybean Plants ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Livestock System

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the phytomorphological parameters of soybean in a crop-livestock system inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense. The experiment was conducted in Santa Maria, Brazil, for two agricultural years (2 Paper extracted from the doctoral thesis of the first author. 012/2013 and 2013/2014) in a randomized complete block design with three replications. In the winter, the black oat and ryegrass pasture was managed with sheep under different grazing systems: (I) - a conventional grazing (CG) system, where the animals remained in the pasture throughout the experimental period without any pasture height control; (II, III, and IV) - systems with post-grazing pasture heights of 10, 20, and 30 cm, respectively; and (NG) - one control without grazing. All treatments received two nitrogen doses (50 and 100 kg ha-1) and inoculation or no inoculation (A. brasilense). The soybean cultivar BMX Potência RR was sown using no-tillage on 16 November 2012 and 1 December 2013. In each plot, seven rows of plants with spacing of 0.45 m were used, and in four rows, the seeds were inoculated with the bacterium A. brasilense. The phytomorphological variables and grain productivity were evaluated. In a croplivestock system, soybean has better productivity when established on black oat and ryegrass pasture managed with post-grazing pasture heights of between 20 and 30 cm. Areas under conventional grazing in the winter led to smaller soybean plants with lower first and last pod heights. Inoculation with A. brasilense should not be used alone in soybean cultivation.

Physiological response to heat stress and ingestive behavior of lactating Jersey cows in silvopasture and conventional pasture grazing systems in a Brazilian subtropical climate zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Reimann Skonieski ◽  
Edenilson Robson de Souza ◽  
Luana Carolina Bachmann Gregolin ◽  
Ana Carolina Fluck ◽  
Olmar Antônio Denardin Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Physiological Response ◽  
Ingestive Behavior ◽  
Subtropical Climate ◽  
Climate Zone ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Jersey Cows

Litter mass, deposition rate, and decomposition in nitrogen‐fertilized or grass–legume grazing systems

Crop Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Jaramillo ◽  
Jose C. B. Dubeux ◽  
Lynn Sollenberger ◽  
Cheryl Mackowiak ◽  
Joao M. B. Vendramini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deposition Rate ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Grazing Systems
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