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Intake of forage and of molasses blocks by zebu bulls offered fresh forage during the day or night

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

A. J. Ayala
Affiliation:
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de Yucatán, 97100 Mérida, Yucatán, México
G. A. Quijano
Affiliation:
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de Yucatán, 97100 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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Grazing management systems for cattle in the tropics are variable due to environmental, social or economic conditions. Grazing may be during day light, at night or for 24 hours. The efficiency of animal performance is dependant upon how the animal can respond to different managements. In this work a simulation of three grazing management systems was attempted by offering forage at different times in order to study the intake of forage and of supplement (molasses block) when access to forage was restricted, but supplement was available continuously.

Type
Beef
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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