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Effect of herbage mass on the selection and use by cattle of fine-scale locations in a progressively grazed tropical grass pasture


Hirata, Masahiko; Ogura, Shin-ichiro; Hasegawa, Hitomi; Maćešić, Dubravko
Effect of herbage mass on the selection and use by cattle of fine-scale locations in a progressively grazed tropical grass pasture // Grassland Science, 53 (2007), 226-239 doi:10.1111/j.1744-697X.2007.00097.x (podatak o recenziji nije dostupan, članak, znanstveni)


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Naslov
Effect of herbage mass on the selection and use by cattle of fine-scale locations in a progressively grazed tropical grass pasture

Autori
Hirata, Masahiko ; Ogura, Shin-ichiro ; Hasegawa, Hitomi ; Maćešić, Dubravko

Izvornik
Grassland Science (1744-6961) 53 (2007); 226-239

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Feeding location; herbage availability; herbage

Sažetak
This study quantified herbage mass and feeding behavior by animals at a fine spatial scale, in a 1.1-ha bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) pasture progressively (4 or 5 days) grazed by a herd of 32– 33 beef cows and 8– 13 calves in three seasons (spring, summer and autumn). Herbage mass was nondestructively estimated every day, using an electronic capacitance probe, at 91 fixed locations (50 cm × 50 cm ; approximating a feeding station scale) along a permanent line transect. At the same time, selection and use of the individual locations by cows were measured every day, in terms of the number of visits, number of bites and residence time. Vegetation of the pasture created a trade-off between availability (herbage mass) and quality (nitrogen concentration, dry matter digestibility) in summer and autumn but not in spring. There were always considerable location-to-location variations in the feeding behavior of animals ; that is, some locations were not visited and bitten at all or were visited infrequently (once or twice daily) and grazed only for a short time (<10 s daily) receiving relatively few bites (<10 bites daily), whereas some locations were frequently visited (5 – 10 times daily) and utilized for a long period (>30 s daily) receiving many bites (>30 bites daily). Although regression analysis showed a tendency for animals to select and use locations with higher herbage mass in spring and those with lower or intermediate herbage mass in autumn as a result of the seasonally different availability– quality relationships, neither herbage mass nor herbage quality was an absolute factor determining the choice and use of locations by animals. The results show that the choice and use of fine-scale locations by animals foraging in actual grasslands are not fully explained by major forage factors such as mass, nitrogen and digestibility.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)



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Projekti:
178-1780458-0417 - Hranidbeni potencijal krmnih kultura za prehranu divljači (Maćešić, Dubravko, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)

Ustanove:
Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb

Profili:

Avatar Url Dubravko Maćešić (autor)

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Citiraj ovu publikaciju:

Hirata, Masahiko; Ogura, Shin-ichiro; Hasegawa, Hitomi; Maćešić, Dubravko
Effect of herbage mass on the selection and use by cattle of fine-scale locations in a progressively grazed tropical grass pasture // Grassland Science, 53 (2007), 226-239 doi:10.1111/j.1744-697X.2007.00097.x (podatak o recenziji nije dostupan, članak, znanstveni)
Hirata, M., Ogura, S., Hasegawa, H. & Maćešić, D. (2007) Effect of herbage mass on the selection and use by cattle of fine-scale locations in a progressively grazed tropical grass pasture. Grassland Science, 53, 226-239 doi:10.1111/j.1744-697X.2007.00097.x.
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@article{article, author = {Hirata, Masahiko and Ogura, Shin-ichiro and Hasegawa, Hitomi and Ma\'{c}e\v{s}i\'{c}, Dubravko}, year = {2007}, pages = {226-239}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1744-697X.2007.00097.x}, keywords = {Feeding location, herbage availability, herbage}, journal = {Grassland Science}, doi = {10.1111/j.1744-697X.2007.00097.x}, volume = {53}, issn = {1744-6961}, title = {Effect of herbage mass on the selection and use by cattle of fine-scale locations in a progressively grazed tropical grass pasture}, keyword = {Feeding location, herbage availability, herbage} }

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