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

Douglas Vonz; Luis Fernando Glaszenapp de Menezes; Wagner Paris; Fernando Kuss; Magali Floriano da Silveira; Tiago Venturini; Fernanda Stanqueviski; Bruna Boito

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

Vonz, Douglas ^[1] ; Menezes, Luis F. G. ^[1] ; Paris, Wagner ^[1] ; Kuss, Fernando ^[1] ; Silveira, Magali F. ^[1] ; Venturini, Tiago ^[3] ; Stanqueviski, Fernanda ^[1] ; Boito, Bruna ^[2]
1. [1] Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  
  Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  
  Brasil
2. [2] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  
  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  
  Brasil
3. [3] Universidade do Oeste do Paraná, Câmpus Marechal Cândido Rondon, Marechal Candido Rondon, Paraná
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Localización: Spanish journal of agricultural research, ISSN-e 2171-9292, ISSN 1695-971X, Vol. 19, Nº. 1, 2021
Idioma: inglés
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- 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 performanceResearch 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.