The importance of grasslands for animal production and other functions: a review on management and methodological progress in the tropics

M Boval, RM Dixon - Animal, 2012 - cambridge.org
The global importance of grasslands is indicated by their extent; they comprise some 26% of
total land area and 80% of agriculturally productive land. The majority of grasslands are …

Cattle adapted to tropical and subtropical environments: social, nutritional, and carcass quality considerations

RF Cooke, CL Daigle, P Moriel, SB Smith… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Beef production needs to increase from 60 million to 130 million tons by 2050 to feed a
growing world population, and 70% of this production increase is expected from beef …

[PDF][PDF] Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flueggé): Overview and Pasture Management: SS-AGR-332/AG342, rev. 7/2019

M Wallau, J Vendramini, J Dubeux, A Blount - EDIS, 2019 - journals.flvc.org
This 10-page document discusses bahiagrass forage cultivars, forage production, nutritive
value, animal performance, planting, pasture renovation, management, and more. Written by …

[PDF][PDF] Prescribed grazing on pasturelands

LE Sollenberger, CT Agouridis, ES Vanzant… - 2012 - uknowledge.uky.edu
Prescribed grazing is defined by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as
“managing the harvest of vegetation with grazing and/or browsing animals”(NRCS, 2007) …

Frequency of maternal supplementation of energy and protein during late gestation modulates preweaning growth of their beef offspring

V Izquierdo, M Vedovatto, EA Palmer… - Translational Animal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This study evaluated the effects of decreasing the frequency of dried distillers grains (DDG)
supplementation during third trimester of gestation on cow physiology and offspring …

Harvest frequency affects herbage accumulation and nutritive value of brachiaria grass hybrids in Florida

JMB Vendramini, LE Sollenberger… - Tropical Grasslands …, 2014 - tropicalgrasslands.info
Brachiaria 'Mulato II'is a hybrid brachiaria grass with superior nutritive value when compared
with other warm-season grasses. The performance of 2 new brachiaria grass hybrids was …

Forage accumulation and nutritive value of brachiariagrasses and Tifton 85 bermudagrass as affected by harvest frequency and irrigation

DNL Pequeno, CGS Pedreira… - Agronomy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Brachiaria and Cynodon are important pasture grasses in Brazil. Convert HD 364 (Dow
AgroSciences, São Paulo, Brazil) brachiariagrass (Brachiaria hybrid CIAT 36087; also …

Monensin supplementation during late gestation of beef cows alters maternal plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factors 1 and 2 and enhances offspring …

M Vedovatto, V Izquierdo, E Palmer… - Translational Animal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This study evaluated the effects of maternal prepartum supplementation of dried distillers
grains (DDG), with or without monensin addition, on maternal performance and physiology …

Timing of maternal supplementation of dried distillers grains during late gestation influences postnatal growth, immunocompetence, and carcass characteristics of Bos …

EA Palmer, M Vedovatto, RA Oliveira… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This 2-yr study investigated the timing of dried distillers grains (DDG) supplementation
during the third trimester of gestation of Bos indicus-influenced beef cows and its impact on …

Maternal supplementation of energy and protein, but not methionine hydroxy analog, enhanced postnatal growth and response to vaccination in Bos indicus …

P Moriel, M Vedovatto, EA Palmer… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
A 2-yr study evaluated the growth and postvaccination immune response of beef calves born
from heifers offered no supplementation or pre-and postpartum supplementation of …