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Nutritional quality and animal production of Brachiaria pastures

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Brachiaria grasses, especially R decumbens cv. Basilisk (signalgrass), are the most widely grown pastures in subhumid and humid tropics. When fertilized with nitrogen and well managed, these pastures have high forage quality (measured as digestibility). Animal production is therefore high and relati...

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Main Authors: Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo, Euclides, Valéria Pacheco Batista
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1996
Subjects:
brachiaria
panicum maximum
arachis pintoi
desmodium ovalifolium
centrosema
stylosanthes guianensis
dry matter content
nutritive value
chemical composition
photoperiodicity
genetic variation
digestibility
weight gain
fertilizer application
protein quality
animal production
contenido de materia seca
valor nutritivo
composición quimica
fotoperiodismo
variación genética
digestibilidad
ganancia de peso
aplicación de abonos
calidad proteica
producción animal
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54884

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