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Partial replacement of nitrogen fertilization with legumes in tropical pasture overseeded with temperate species for the production of steers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2020

G. R. Schmitz ,
W. Paris ,
R. R. Biesek ,
O. A. D. Costa Open the ORCID record for O. A. D. Costa [Opens in a new window] ,
R. D. Mafioletti ,
A. M. Umezaki  and
L. F. G. Menezes Open the ORCID record for L. F. G. Menezes [Opens in a new window]
G. R. Schmitz
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Programme, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 85660-000, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil
W. Paris
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Programme, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 85660-000, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil
R. R. Biesek
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Programme, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 85660-000, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil
O. A. D. Costa
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Programme, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 85660-000, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil
R. D. Mafioletti
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Programme, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 85660-000, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil
A. M. Umezaki
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Programme, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 85660-000, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil
L. F. G. Menezes*
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Programme, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 85660-000, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: L. F. G. Menezes, E-mail: luismenezes@utfpr.edu.br
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Abstract

Using legumes in forage mixes can help decrease the use of nitrogen fertilizers and possibly increase the nutritive value of pasture. The aim of the current study was to determine animal production and behavioural and ingestion parameters by evaluating the production and nutritive value of Aruana grass (Panicum maximum ‘Aruana’) intercropped with forage peanut (Arachis pintoi ‘Amarillo’) or fertilized with nitrogen. The treatments were N200 (200 kg N/ha per season – summer and winter), 100N + PE (100 kg N/ha per season plus pasture mixture with forage peanut) and N100 (100 kg N/ha per season). The presence of forage peanut in the pasture did not replace nitrogen fertilization as the pasture fertilized with 200 kg of nitrogen had a greater leaf/stem ratio (0.66 v. 0.54), stocking rate (2600 v. 2290 kg live weight/ha), average daily gain (0.880 v. 0.700 kg/day) and live weight gain (LWG) (652 v. 468 kg/ha) during summer. During winter, no effect of increased nitrogen fertilization on pasture and animal production was observed. In the total study period (summer + winter), a greater LWG (897 v. 741 kg/ha) occurred when a higher quantity of nitrogen (N200) was placed in the pasture compared to the insertion of forage peanuts in the system.

Keywords

Aruana grassoatpeanutryegrassurea
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Animal Research Paper
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 157 , Issue 7-8 , October 2019 , pp. 628 - 635
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2020

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