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Diurnal ingestive behavior of beef cattle on Guinea grass (Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa)Comportamiento ingestivo diurno de bovinos de ceba en praderas del pasto Guinea (Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa
(Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia), 2011)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of stocking rate on the diurnal feeding behavior and productive performance of fattening steers. The research was carried out over 107 days, from July until October 2010, at the Turipaná research center of Corpoica (Cereté, Colombia). Beef cattle commercial zebu with an average weight of 314 ± 29 kg grazed in a pasture of Guinea cv. Mombasa (Panicum maximum) grass. ...
Effects of environmental conditions on feeding behavior in beef cattle in an intensive system in the Sinú ValleyEfectos de las condiciones ambientales sobre el comportamiento ingestivo en bovinos de carne en un sistema intensivo en el Valle del Sinú
(Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia), 2013)
Increases in temperature and relative humidity together with the solar radiation effect are detrimental to animal welfare, affecting their behavior when it comes to feeding and digestive behavior, which affects their productivity. Therefore, the goal of this research was to analyze the link between atmospheric variables, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and solar radiation to the time of grazing and ...
Forage yield of cutting grass and effect on compositional quality and yield of milk in a dry CaribbeanRendimiento de forraje de gramíneas de corte y efecto sobre calidad composicional y producción de leche en el Caribe seco
(Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia), 2012)
Seasonal climates affect the supply of nutrients in livestock systems. In search of different strategies for feeding livestock, we evaluated the effect of nitrogen fertilization of four cut grasses on yield and feed quality in dual purpose cows in Valle del Cesar. Two phases were developed, the first was the assessment of the performance and quality of feed, where the data were analyzed by a randomized block design ...
Efecto de la oferta de pasto kikuyo y ensilaje de avena sobre la producción y calidad composicional de la leche bovina
(Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, 2009)
Se evaluó la oferta de pasto kikuyo y ensilaje de avena sobre la producción y calidad composicional de la leche, utilizando 18 vacas Holstein entre 2 y 4 partos en primer y segundo tercio de lactancia con un peso vivo (PV) de 585 kg y una producción de leche de 22,0 L/d. El experimento se realizó en el Centro Agropecuario Marengo de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Se evaluaron tres ofertas de ensilaje (materia ...
Effect of the renewal technology pasture of Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus on meat production in the North Coast of ColombiaEfecto sobre la producción de carne de la aplicación de tecnologías de renovación de praderas de Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus en la Costa Norte Colombiana
(Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia), 2013)
One of the factors that significantly limits the competitiveness and sustainability of the livestock sector in the Caribbean region is the degradation of soils and pastures. The objective of this study was to assess, on farms engaged in the production of meat in the Atlántico department, the effect of pasture renewal technologies, such as mechanical intervention with vertical tillage, establishment of a new grass, ...