Challenges of beef cattle production from tropical pastures

ABSTRACT The live weight gain of cattle on tropical pastures is reviewed and found to be low and dependent on the length of the growing season. Supplements may be added to address the primary limiting nutrient, which, in the dry season, is crude protein. The response relationships of live weight gai...

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Main Authors: Dennis P. Poppi, Simon P. Quigley, Tiago Alves Corrêa Carvalho da Silva, Stuart R. McLennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100604&lng=en&tlng=en