Grazing Strategies and Effects on the Structural Composition of the Forage Canopy
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Grasses, Defoliation, Tropical Forages, Forage ManagementAbstract
The aim of this review is to address the intensities and frequencies of defoliation and their effects on the accumulation of forage, nutritional value and animal performance. The main limitation in grazing animal production in Brazil is pasture management. With inadequate management it is common to have degraded areas and consequently a reduction in animal productivity. However, the use of the pasture in an adequate way can provide gains to the productive systems. In this context, strategies for the use of pastures were developed in order to enable greater production of forage with greater nutritional value, favoring animal productivity. These management strategies were developed because the research started to involve the entire ecosystem that makes up the pasture, from the soil to the animal product. Thus, it is crucial to know the morphophysiological characteristics of forage plants, as each ecosystem change (climate, animal species, plant structure) will reflect on the development of the canopy. Knowing how each of these factors behaves is essential to achieve greater forage production with sufficient nutritional levels so that there is no loss in animal production or damage to the pasture that makes up the forage system.
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