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- Title
Influence of low and medium intake supplements in the growing phase of steers grazing in the tropical pasture and finished in feedlot.
- Authors
Luis Missio, Regis; de Souza e Souza, Saimon; Paris, Wagner; Felipe Cavazzana, Jefferson; Machado Severo, Marcelo; Kieling Severo, Igor; Maria Poggere, Julia; Denardin Costa, Olmar Antônio; Aspilcueta Borquis, Rusbel Raul; Glasenapp de Menezes, Luis Fernando
- Abstract
The objective was to evaluate the animal production and ingestive behavior of the steers fed different supplements during the growth phase in Aruana grass, and the influence of this supplementation on production performance in feedlot phase. The treatments consisted of three supplements during the growing phase: mineral salt (0.12 g/kg of body weight - BW), low intake energy-protein supplement (1.26 g/kg of BW), and medium intake (3.76 g/kg of BW). Forage canopy characteristics, animal production, and animal behavior on pasture were evaluated in a completely randomized design with three replicates (paddocks). The titanium dioxide marker was used to determine the intake and apparent digestibility during the pasture phase. The production performance in feedlot was evaluated in a completely randomized design with eight replicates (animals). Twenty-four Aberdeen Angus steers (15 ± 1.5 months old; 364.8 ± 21.7 kg BW) were used. At the end of the growth phase the animals were confined and fed a single diet. Dry matter, crude protein, and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) contents of forage and intake were not influenced by the treatments. The average daily gain was higher for the medium intake supplement in pasture phase. The apparent digestibility of NDF (P = and chewing rate were higher for the medium intake supplement. The average daily gain and fat thickness of carcasses were higher for the medium intake supplement in the feedlot phase. The supplements of medium intake increase animal productivity during the growing phase on pastures and cattle's finishing performance in intensive production systems.
- Subjects
FEED analysis; GRAZING; BEEF cattle; DIETARY supplements; PASTURES; ANIMAL behavior; BODY weight; TITANIUM dioxide; SALT
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2024, Vol 54, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0103-8478cr20220661