Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production

Tall fescue is the main perennial grass of the pastures of the temperate region of Argentina. However, after flowering in spring, tall fescue loses productivity and quality. Based on this, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of different post‐grazing mechanical cutting managements...

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Autores principales: Scheneiter, Jorge Omar, Camarasa, Jonatan Nicolás, Aperlo, Daniel, Ferrari, Martín Alejandro, Nalino, Martín, Beribe, Maria Jose
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Acceso en línea:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gfs.12447
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5879
https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12447
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author Scheneiter, Jorge Omar
Camarasa, Jonatan Nicolás
Aperlo, Daniel
Ferrari, Martín Alejandro
Nalino, Martín
Beribe, Maria Jose
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Beribe, Maria Jose
Camarasa, Jonatan Nicolás
Ferrari, Martín Alejandro
Nalino, Martín
Scheneiter, Jorge Omar
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Camarasa, Jonatan Nicolás
Aperlo, Daniel
Ferrari, Martín Alejandro
Nalino, Martín
Beribe, Maria Jose
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description Tall fescue is the main perennial grass of the pastures of the temperate region of Argentina. However, after flowering in spring, tall fescue loses productivity and quality. Based on this, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of different post‐grazing mechanical cutting managements on the forage mass, leaf proportion, stocking rate, liveweight gain and liveweight production of tall fescue pastures. The treatments were post‐grazing mechanical cutting at anthesis (FC), post‐grazing mechanical cutting throughout spring and summer (SSC), and no post‐grazing mechanical cutting (NC). The experiment was performed from 2011 to 2014 in Argentina. The greatest and lowest forage mass were determined in September–November and May–September respectively. The leaf proportion of the SSC treatment was greater than that of the NC treatment, except in September–November. NC had higher stocking rate and lower liveweight gain than SSC, and neither NC nor SSC differed from FC. The liveweight production of the treatments was characterized by a trade off between stocking rate and liveweight gain. We conclude that FC is an attractive management because, with a single post‐grazing cutting, swards remain productive and leafy.
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spelling INTA58792019-09-16T18:37:07Z Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production Scheneiter, Jorge Omar Camarasa, Jonatan Nicolás Aperlo, Daniel Ferrari, Martín Alejandro Nalino, Martín Beribe, Maria Jose Forrajes Pastoreo Festuca arundinacea Floración Calidad Forage Grazing Flowering Quality Tall fescue is the main perennial grass of the pastures of the temperate region of Argentina. However, after flowering in spring, tall fescue loses productivity and quality. Based on this, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of different post‐grazing mechanical cutting managements on the forage mass, leaf proportion, stocking rate, liveweight gain and liveweight production of tall fescue pastures. The treatments were post‐grazing mechanical cutting at anthesis (FC), post‐grazing mechanical cutting throughout spring and summer (SSC), and no post‐grazing mechanical cutting (NC). The experiment was performed from 2011 to 2014 in Argentina. The greatest and lowest forage mass were determined in September–November and May–September respectively. The leaf proportion of the SSC treatment was greater than that of the NC treatment, except in September–November. NC had higher stocking rate and lower liveweight gain than SSC, and neither NC nor SSC differed from FC. The liveweight production of the treatments was characterized by a trade off between stocking rate and liveweight gain. We conclude that FC is an attractive management because, with a single post‐grazing cutting, swards remain productive and leafy. EEA Pergamino Fil: Scheneiter, Jorge Omar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Sección Forrajeras; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA). Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Naturales y Ambientales(ECANA); Argentina Fil: Camarasa, Jonatan Nicolás. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Sección Forrajeras; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA). Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Naturales y Ambientales(ECANA); Argentina Fil: Aperlo, Daniel. Private Company, Chacabuco, Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Ferrari, Martín Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Pedro; Argentina Fil: Nalino, Martín. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Beribe, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Sección Estadística; Argentina 2019-09-16T18:29:09Z 2019-09-16T18:29:09Z 2019-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gfs.12447 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5879 1365-2494 (online) https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12447 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Grass and forage science 74 (3) : 1-9. (September 2019)
spellingShingle Forrajes
Pastoreo
Festuca arundinacea
Floración
Calidad
Forage
Grazing
Flowering
Quality
Scheneiter, Jorge Omar
Camarasa, Jonatan Nicolás
Aperlo, Daniel
Ferrari, Martín Alejandro
Nalino, Martín
Beribe, Maria Jose
Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production
title Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production
title_full Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production
title_fullStr Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production
title_full_unstemmed Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production
title_short Post-grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure, forage and liveweight production
title_sort post grazing cutting management in tall fescue affects the sward structure forage and liveweight production
topic Forrajes
Pastoreo
Festuca arundinacea
Floración
Calidad
Forage
Grazing
Flowering
Quality
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gfs.12447
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5879
https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12447
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