Effects of stocking rate and grazing management on cattle production from tropical grass Digitaria setivalva Stent Peninsular Malaysia

Chen C.P., . and Othman Omar, . Effects of stocking rate and grazing management on cattle production from tropical grass Digitaria setivalva Stent Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 69-80. ISSN 0126-5709

An experiment was designed to study the effects of chemical composition of nitrogen-fertilized Digitaria setivalva pasture over a period of four years at Serdang Peninsular Malaysia. Higher animal production resulted from an increased number of animals in pasture was obtained under rotational grazing - a system with one week on and three weeks off grazing. This system conserved more pasture dry matter on offer maintained higher percentage of digit grass in the sward and reduced volunteer weeds invasion compared with that under continuous grazing. Rotational grazing at 6.7 heads/ha and continuous grazing at 5.3 heads/ha maintained stable pasture to achieve highest animal production per hectare as well as daily liveweight gain per head. Howerver higher plant mineral levels were detected in continuously grazed pasture than in rotationally grazed pasture

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An experiment was designed to study the effects of chemical composition of nitrogen-fertilized Digitaria setivalva pasture over a period of four years at Serdang Peninsular Malaysia. Higher animal production resulted from an increased number of animals in pasture was obtained under rotational grazing - a system with one week on and three weeks off grazing. This system conserved more pasture dry matter on offer maintained higher percentage of digit grass in the sward and reduced volunteer weeds invasion compared with that under continuous grazing. Rotational grazing at 6.7 heads/ha and continuous grazing at 5.3 heads/ha maintained stable pasture to achieve highest animal production per hectare as well as daily liveweight gain per head. Howerver higher plant mineral levels were detected in continuously grazed pasture than in rotationally grazed pasture

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	3 tables; 11 ref. Summaries (En Malay)
AGROVOC Term:	GANADO BOVINO
AGROVOC Term:	DIGITARIA
AGROVOC Term:	PASTOREO ROTACIONAL
AGROVOC Term:	MALASIA PENINSULAR/ PASTIZALES
AGROVOC Term:	COMPOSICION
AGROVOC Term:	PRODUCCION ANIMAL
AGROVOC Term:	CARGA GANADERA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18622

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