Diurnal behavior of dairy cows on alfalfa pastures supplemented with corn silage and concentrate.

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dc.contributorD. PERES NETTO, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC.
dc.contributorA.R.B. RIBEIRO, FMU, São Paulo, SP.
dc.contributorARMANDO DE ANDRADE RODRIGUES, CPPSE
dc.contributorREINALDO DE PAULA FERREIRA, CPPSE
dc.contributorFERNANDO CAMPOS MENDONCA, CPPSE
dc.contributorALFREDO RIBEIRO DE FREITAS, CPPSE
dc.contributorM. CAMPANA, UNESP, FMVZ, Botucatu, SP.
dc.contributorF. S. WECHSLER, UNESP, FMVZ, Botucatu, SP.
dc.creatorPERES NETTO, D.
dc.creatorRIBEIRO, A. R. B.
dc.creatorRODRIGUES, A. de A.
dc.creatorFERREIRA, R. de P.
dc.creatorMENDONCA, F. C.
dc.creatorFREITAS, A. R. de
dc.creatorCAMPANA, M.
dc.creatorWECHSLER, F. S.
dc.date2014-12-23T11:11:11Z
dc.date2014-12-23T11:11:11Z
dc.date2014-12-23
dc.date2014
dc.date2016-03-16T11:11:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:22:29Z
dc.descriptionThe diurnal ingestive behavior of dairy cows on alfalfa pastures supplemented with corn silage and concentrate was evaluated. Sixteen Holstein dairy cows in mid-lactation were used in a randomized block design. The treatments were partial replacement of corn silage for limited alfalfa grazing time (LGT) or unlimited grazing time (UGT). Rotational alfalfa grazing was used and the amount of concentrate fed was the same in both treatments. Behavioral activities observed were time spent grazing, rumination and idleness, during four days, from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. From 2:00 to 5:00 PM grazing was intermittent and short-lasting on UGT, whereas on LGT grazing activity was longer than UGT in the morning and at the end of the afternoon. Restriction in available grazing time clearly influenced the distribution of time spent with grazing, rumination and idleness throughout the day. However, this effect was not observed in the total time spent in these activities.
dc.identifierArquivo Brasileiro Medicina Veterinaria Zootecnia, v. 66, n. 3, p. 837-844, 2014.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1003565
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1590/1678-41625983
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/489052
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectUnrestricted grazing
dc.subjectRestricted grazing
dc.subjectBite rate
dc.titleDiurnal behavior of dairy cows on alfalfa pastures supplemented with corn silage and concentrate.
dc.typeArtigo de periódico

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