PF 23. Kikuyo (Pennisetum clandestinum) behaviour grazed by lambs at different alfalfa levels offer

  1. Z. Orozco 1
  2. Pedro A. Martinez 2
  3. A. Hernandez 1
  4. J. Perez 1
  5. C. Garcia 1
  1. 1 Programa de Ganadería, Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, México.
  2. 2 Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, México.
Revista:
Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal

ISSN: 1022-1301,  1022-1301

Any de publicació: 1997

Títol de l'exemplar: Proceedings XV ALPA meeting 1

Volum: 5

Número: 3

Tipus: Article

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Resum

The objective was to determine residual forage mass in a Kikuyo pasture and lamb live-weiht gain when alfalfa is offered as supplement. Treatments were level of alfalfa offered to provide 0, 15 or 30 % of daily protein requirement of growing lambs.Experimental design was a complete random with four replications, experimental unit was a Kikuyo pasture with three lambs. Residual forage mass was higher (P < .05) when no alfalfa was offered, and the lowest residual forage mass was found at the highest level of alfalfa offered. Lamb live-weight gain was the lowest with no supplement of alfalfa, 15 and 30 % of supplement gave the same lamb live-weight gain. Supplementation with alfalfa increased lamb live-weight gain and defoliation of Kikuyo pasture.

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