Effects of grazing systems on pasture production and quality of Brachiaria brizantha and liveweight gain of lambs .
dc.creator | Ginting, Simon P | |
dc.creator | Pond, K.R | |
dc.date | 2014-02-25 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-04T06:46:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-04T06:46:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-02-25 | |
dc.description | Grazing cycle beyond parasite survival time can reduce the level of parasite contamination, but at the same time it may depress the quality of available forage for animal production . A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of grazing management systems on the production and quality of Brachiaria brizantha and the performance of lamb grazing this pasture . A total of 72 male lambs aged from 3 to 4 months were used . The lambs were divided into 3 groups and randomly allocated to receive one of the following grazing treatments : GMl-pastures were grazed for 6 weeks and then rested for 6 weeks, GM2-pastures were grazed for 1 week and then rested for 6 weeks, and GM3-pastures were grazed for 12 weeks and then rested for 12 weeks . The herbage mass measured before and after grazing was greatest (P<0.01) forGM3. Canopy compositions before grazing as not different (P>0 .10) among the three grazing methods, while after grazing, the proportion of stem fraction was highest and leaf fraction was lowest for GM3 (P<0 .01) . The in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of plucked samples were not different (P>0 .10) among the grazing methods. The crude protein (CP) concentration was lower (P<0 .05) for GM3 as compared for GM 1 and GM2, and a difference of two percentage unitmay be of biological important. The changes in IVDMD and CP concentration of the plucked samples collected throughout grazing cycle remained reasonably steadily . Average daily gains (ADG) were low and not different (P>0 .10) across grazing treatment and ranged from 29 to 35 g. It was concluded that a 12-week grazing cycle while could increase the herbage mass of Brachiaria brizantha did not decrease feed intake, the digestibility and the crude protein concentration of the consumed forage . Therefore, this gazing system could be considered as a means to control parasite establishment on pastures. Key words : Grazing systems, herbage mass, forage quality, sheep | en-US |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier | http://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/jitv/article/view/55 | |
dc.identifier | 10.14334/jitv.v2i2.55 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.pertanian.go.id/handle/123456789/2650 | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Indonesian Animal Sciences Society | en-US |
dc.relation | http://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/jitv/article/view/55/55 | |
dc.rights | Copyright (c) 1970 Indonesian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences | en-US |
dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 | en-US |
dc.source | 2252-696X | |
dc.source | 0853-7380 | |
dc.source | Indonesian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Vol 2, No 2 (1996); p.110-113 | en-US |
dc.title | Effects of grazing systems on pasture production and quality of Brachiaria brizantha and liveweight gain of lambs . | en-US |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
dc.type | Peer-reviewed Article | en-US |
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