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Short-term Ingestive Behavior of Cattle Grazing Tropical Grasses

Masahiko Hirata, Manabu Tobisa, Eri Kunieda
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한국초지조사료학회 학술대회논문집
한국초지조사료학회 2009년도 제3회 한중일 국제 심포지움 (2009.08)
pp.208-209
한국초지조사료학회 (The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science)
초록

Short-term ingestive behavior of cattle was measured for two tropical grasses with contrasting growth forms, centipedegrass (CG; strongly prostrated) and bahiagrass (BG; more erect). Bite dimensions, bite weight and intake rate of animals increased as herbage mass increased in both grasses, showing a steeper initial increase and an earlier and lower plateau in CG than in BG. The results show that strongly prostrated grasses should be grazed when herbage mass is close to the point where the intake response plateaus, in order to maximize both quantity and quality of intake.

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  • Masahiko Hirata
  • Manabu Tobisa
  • Eri Kunieda