INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR OF GOATS IN RYEGRASS AND BLACK OAT PASTURES IN PURE OR MIXTURE CULTURE
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The experiment was realized in Campo Largo, PR, where the ingestive behavior of goats was evaluated under ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb) pastures in pure or mixture culture, in the period of 04/07/2004 to 05/08/2004. The grasses were applied in poles of 630 m² each, and the experimental design was placed in randomized blocks with three treatments and three repetitions. Twelve female goats were distributed in three experimental poles with four goats each for grazing evaluations. Previously to the evaluations of the animals the measurements of the pasture were obtained, which included height, total mass of forage and of the compounds leaf and steam. The goats were evaluated by preference and ingestion rate. The averages of pastures height was higher (p>0.05) in ryegrass and mixture, and in other pastures evaluations ryegrass was superior (p<0.05) to the others treatments. The grazing time of goats in ryegrass and black oat was superior (p<0.05) to the mixture. The bite rate per minute was higher (p<0.05) in black oat. The goats demonstrated preference for ryegrass and black oat in pure culture.KEY WORDS: Avena strigosa Schreb, bite, goats, Lolium multiflorum Lam, preference.
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2009-07-02
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BRATTI, L. F. S.; DITTRICH, J. R.; BARROS, C. S. de; SILVA, C. J. A. da; MONTEIRO, A. L. G.; ROCHA, C. da; ROCHA, F. M. P. da. INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR OF GOATS IN RYEGRASS AND BLACK OAT PASTURES IN PURE OR MIXTURE CULTURE. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 2, p. 397–405, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v10i2.548. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/548. Acesso em: 21 jul. 2024.
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