Feed efficiency has been widely studied in many areas of dairy science and is currently
seeing renewed interest in the field of breeding and genetics. A critical part of determining …

The botanical and chemical composition of diets consumed by ruminants is different from the
composition of plant species available in the rangeland or pastures on which they graze …

Context Improved knowledge of the quality of the diet ingested by grazing cattle requires
measurement of the diets selected, including in native pasture rangeland. Aims The goal of …

Livestock production in southern South America heavily relies on extensive native
grasslands, characterized by high plant species diversity, which makes estimating forage …

This study aimed to evaluate forage mass, morphological, and chemical composition of
diploids and tetraploids Italian ryegrass cultivars in hydromorphic soil. Eight ryegrass …

The aim of this study was to assess the growth performance, forage intake and methane (CH
4) emissions by beef cattle grazing under different spatiotemporal integrated crop-livestock …

Dry matter intake is a key variable in animal nutritional evaluation. Purine derivates
excretion is used to estimate microbial protein synthesis and could be used to estimate DMI …

A series of trials were conducted in different experimental and feeding conditions to evaluate
a purified and enriched lignin extracted from Eucalyptus grandis (LIPE®) as a marker to …

Looking at pasture-based beef cattle production systems, there needs to be more pasture
management and low zootechnical indexes, which culminate in low productivity and …

As áreas áridas e semiáridas ocupam grande parte do globo terrestre e têm na pecuária
uma atividade de grande importância socioeconômica. Em adição, com a necessidade de …