Resumen de FR 28. Productive and reproductive survey in a ranch in flooded savannas ecosystem
Diego Ocanto, Rafael Aparicio, Cesar Labrador, Omar Colmenares
To assess the reproductive and productive stage of a dual purpose herd (meat-milk) in bad drained savanna plains, Guárico State, Venezuela, one farm (206 ha) were monitored, with 70 zebu cows, fed with diet based on mainly native forage shrubs and crop residues (corn and bean). The calving data, and the milk yields (kg) were registered each 15 days, to evaluate the effect of delivery month (1...4 and 7 ... 12) and number of calving (NP) (two and more than two) on calving interval (IEP).NP resulted significant (P
