Short Communication: Performance of steers fed on pasture receiving different seeding rates of vetch in an integrated crop-livestock system

  • Douglas Vonz Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Câmpus Dois Vizinhos, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná
  • Luis F. G. Menezes Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Câmpus Dois Vizinhos, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná
  • Wagner Paris Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Câmpus Dois Vizinhos, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-7844
  • Fernando Kuss Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Câmpus Dois Vizinhos, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná
  • Magali F. Silveira Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Câmpus Dois Vizinhos, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná
  • Tiago Venturini Universidade do Oeste do Paraná, Câmpus Marechal Cândido Rondon, Marechal Candido Rondon, Paraná
  • Fernanda Stanqueviski Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Câmpus Dois Vizinhos, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná
  • Bruna Boito Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2021191-15259
Keywords: animal production, forage, Italian ryegrass, oat

Abstract

Aim of study: To evaluate the performance of beef calves fed black oat and Italian ryegrass pasture seeded with several different seeding rates (SR) of common vetch in a crop-livestock integrated system.

Area of study: The experiment was carried out in Dois Vizinhos city, Paraná, Brazil.

Material and methods: An area of 8.3 ha was used, which was divided into 11 paddocks, 0.75 ha each. Nellore calves (n = 22), 7 ± 2 months old and with initial body weight of 134 ± 27 kg were used for the tests. The experimental design was completely randomised. Vetch (Vicia sativa L., ‘Amethyst’) SR treatments included 0, 15, 30, and 45 kg ha-1, in a mixture with black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb. ‘IPR 61’ and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) pastures.

Main results: There was no effect of SR on pasture productivity parameters. The increase in vetch seed in the seed mixture resulted in an increase in crude protein and neutral detergent fibre, but decreased in vitro digestibility of vetch. However, these changes did not affect the nutritional value of the pasture. Vetch SR of 30 kg ha-1 or higher allowed greater share of the legume in the pasture, thereby enhancing greater individual animal performance

Research highlights: Vetch SR of 30 kg ha-1 or higher allowed greater share of the legume in the pasture, thereby enhancing greater individual animal performance.

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Published
2021-04-16
How to Cite
Vonz, D., Menezes, L. F. G., Paris, W., Kuss, F., Silveira, M. F., Venturini, T., Stanqueviski, F., & Boito, B. (2021). Short Communication: Performance of steers fed on pasture receiving different seeding rates of vetch in an integrated crop-livestock system. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(1), e06SC01. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2021191-15259
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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2021)
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Animal production

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