Reducing supplementation frequency for Nellore beef steers grazing tropical pastures

Reduced supplementation frequency is a broadly applied management practice. Ruminants consuming low quality forages/pastures, supplemented less than once daily are able to maintain body weight gain (BWG), efficiency of use of dry matter, nitrogen and other nutrients, as compared with animals supplem...

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Main Authors: Roberta Carrilho Canesin, Telma Teresinha Berchielli, Antonio de Vega, Ricardo Andrade Reis, Juliana Duarte Messana, Fernando Baldi, Adriano Gomes Páscoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162014000200003&lng=en&tlng=en