Impact of grazing management on forage qualitative characteristics: a review.

• Autor(a) principal: TESK, C. R. M.
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: PEDREIRA, B. C. e, PEREIRA, D. H., PINA, D. dos S., RAMOS, T. A., MOMBACH, M. A.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)
• Texto Completo: http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1098901
• topic: Canopy vertical structure; Forage accumulation; Forage stratum; Canopy; Nutritive value

The main system for feeding cattle in Brazil is the forage-based. It happens due to low cost and high potential of forage production, which can be widely explored in a tropical climate country. Although, the nutritive value of the forage oscillates according to the grazing management. The success in production is related to the three main stages: herbage growth, consumption by grazing animals and conversion into animal product, maximizing profitability while providing sustainability. Thus, the objective with this literature review is to address detailed information on how grazing management can affect qualitative indicators of forage plants.