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Intake of lactating and dry dual-purpose cows grazing two species of Brachiaria pastures in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

N. Joaquin  and
M. Herrero
N. Joaquin
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK Centro de Investigacion Agricola Tropical (CIAT), Ejercito Nacional 131, Casilla 247, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
M. Herrero
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
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Brachiaria spp. pastures, specially B. decumbens, cover an area of 400 thousand ha in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. They comprise the basal diet for ruminants in dual-purpose and small-holder dairy systems of the region (Herrero et al. 1999). Therefore, an important portion of the animal production is conditioned by the amount and quality of these pastures and their intake. Knowledge of pasture intake is crucial for formulating bio-economically feasible feeding systems for ruminants. The objective of this work was to measure intake of Brachiaria spp pastures using alkanes as markers and to quantify pasture intake differences between dry and lactating cows.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 103
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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