Agronomic characteristics and nutritive value of elephant grass clones managed under rotational stocking during the dry period

Morenz, Danilo Antonio; Morenz, Mirton José Frota; Paciullo, Domingos Sávio Campos; Gomide, Carlos Augusto de Miranda; Lédo, Francisco José da Silva; Lopes, Fernando César Ferraz

This study aimed to evaluate the agronomic characteristics and nutritional value of two clones of elephant grass (CNPGL 00-1-3 and BRS Kurumi) operating under rotational stocking in the dry season. A completely randomized design with repeated measures (grazing cycles) and three replicates (paddocks) was used. Clones were managed under rotational stocking with a defoliation interval of 24 days and four days of occupation of paddocks, using Holstein x Gyr heifers with mean body weight of 150 kg. The evaluations were conducted in April/May, May/June, June/July and July/August 2010. Green forage mass was influenced by clone and grazing cycle, with higher mean value observed for CNPGL 03-01-00, which was 17% higher than the value observed for BRS Kurumi, and there was decreased of dry mass of green forage with the advance of grazing cycles. Leaf mass was influenced only by grazing cycle, with gradual reduction from the first to the third cycle. However, in fourth cycle was increase in biomass of leaves, which did not differ from that observed in the second cycle. There was interaction for dry matter production of stem, being observed differences in the first and third cycles for the clones. There was no effect of the factors studied for the production of senescent material. The leafstem ratio was influenced by grazing cycles, with interaction of the factors studied. The clone BRS Kurumi kept the leafstem ratio stable over the cycles, while clone CNPGL 1-3-00 presented a decrease in leafstem ratio from first until to third cycle. The content of crude protein (PB) was not influenced by the factors studied, with average values of 15.3% and 15.8% PB for the CNPGL 00-1-3 and BRS Kurumi clones. Neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and the in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) were affected only by grazing cycles.

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Agronomic characteristics and nutritive value of elephant grass clones managed under rotational stocking during the dry period / Características agronômicas e valor nutritivo de clones de capim-elefante manejados sob lotação rotacionada no período seco

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