Performance of beef heifers supplemented with extruded fat on italian ryegrass pasture

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dc.creatorDalton Roso
dc.creatorMarta Gomes da Rocha
dc.creatorLuciana Pötter
dc.creatorMaria José de Oliveira Sichonany
dc.creatorAline Tatiane Nunes da Rosa
dc.creatorAlexandre Nunes Motta de Souza
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:57:10Z
dc.descriptionProductive and reproductive performance of beef heifers grazing on Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam.) were analyzed, comprising animals exclusively on pasture and supplemented animals with extruded fat (0.15 or 0.30% of body weight). The grazing method was co ntinuous with variable stocking rate. The experimental design was completely randomized following a repeated measure arrangement. Variables related to pasture were similar when the heifers received different supplementation levels, with similar grazing conditions. Mean values of forage mass and canopy height were 1,500 kg DM ha -1 and 17 cm, respectively. Heifers ingested forage wi th a similar content of crude protein (21.90%) and neutral detergent fiber (49.30%), re gardless of supplementation levels . Beef heifers supplemented with extruded fat, regardless of the level, had higher averag e daily gain, body weight, body condition score, body weight: height ratio than heifers fed exclusively on pa sture. The use of extruded fat as a supplement caused no change in pelvic area and reproductive tract score in beef heifers. Regardless of their nutritional status, 14/15-month-old heifers were not able to conceive during the mating season.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/448323
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidade Estadual de Maringá
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3031
dc.rightsActa Scientiarum. Animal Sciences
dc.sourceActa Scientiarum. Animal Sciences (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.38
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titlePerformance of beef heifers supplemented with extruded fat on italian ryegrass pasture
dc.typeartículo científico

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