Componentes del rendimiento y valor nutritivo de Brachiaria humidicola cv Chetumal a diferentes estrategias de pastoreo.

Abstract

The objective of this paperwas to study the effect of yield of Brachiaria humidicola cv Chetumal grass at different frequencies and intensities of grazing. The cutoff frequencies of 21 and 28 d and the intensities of 9-11 and 13-15 cm were evaluated, which were randomly distributed in a random block design with 2*2 factorial arrangement with three replicates. Management effects on dry matter accumulation were observed, with accumulation at lower frequency and light grazing intensity being greater. Forage production had a seasonal distribution of 66, 26 and 7% in the rainy season, north and dry seasons, respectively. The leaf ratio in harvested forage was 20, 30 and 86% for north, dry and rainy seasons, respectively.