Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrass

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the efficiency of use and productive performance of beef cattle on Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) pasture supplemented with levels of energy supplementation. The trial was performed in two experiments (years 2019 and 2021) and the experimental design was ra...

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Main Authors: Mariana Trindade Barreto, Renata da Rosa Dornelles, Danielli dos Santos Comassetto, Letícia Romani Simoni, Ricardo Pedroso Oaigen, Deise Dalazen Castagnara, Luciana Pötter, Tiago Antonio Del Valle, Eduardo Bohrer de Azevedo
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Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2025-04-01
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author Mariana Trindade Barreto
Renata da Rosa Dornelles
Danielli dos Santos Comassetto
Letícia Romani Simoni
Ricardo Pedroso Oaigen
Deise Dalazen Castagnara
Luciana Pötter
Tiago Antonio Del Valle
Eduardo Bohrer de Azevedo
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Renata da Rosa Dornelles
Danielli dos Santos Comassetto
Letícia Romani Simoni
Ricardo Pedroso Oaigen
Deise Dalazen Castagnara
Luciana Pötter
Tiago Antonio Del Valle
Eduardo Bohrer de Azevedo
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description ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the efficiency of use and productive performance of beef cattle on Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) pasture supplemented with levels of energy supplementation. The trial was performed in two experiments (years 2019 and 2021) and the experimental design was randomized blocks with five treatments and two replications. The treatments corresponded to levels of supplementation: CON: Pasture without supplementation; MN: Pasture + Mineral Supplementation (commercial product): 80g animal day-1; SE0.1: Pasture + Energy supplement 0.1% BW (commercial product); SE0.5: Pasture + Energy supplement 0.5% BW (commercial product 0.1% + 0.4% rice bran (RB)); SE1.0: Pasture + Energy supplement 1.0% BW (commercial product 0.1% + 0.9% RB). The variables studied were: herbage yield and bromatological composition, average daily weight gain (ADG), stocking rate (SR), weight gain per area (GPA), and the compensation exchange ratio of supplement intake in comparison to gain of weight. The data were submitted to analysis of variance using and compared by the Tukey test at 5%. The ADG data were submitted to regression analysis e segmented regression. GPA and SR showed no significant difference between treatments with levels of energy supplementation. The segmented ADG regression resulted in a break point at a low supplementation level of 0.16% BW. The exchange ratio showed an interaction between treatments and year, showing the influence of the productive and nutritional characteristics of the pasture on the efficiency of supplementation use.
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spelling doaj-art-0e2d294d80db4abeb20563deaa3b4de72025-08-20T03:13:21ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-45962025-04-0155710.1590/0103-8478cr20240387Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrassMariana Trindade Barretohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-7207Renata da Rosa Dornelleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6855-1720Danielli dos Santos Comassettohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1963-9088Letícia Romani Simonihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8984-2631Ricardo Pedroso Oaigenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5071-4170Deise Dalazen Castagnarahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9143-305XLuciana Pötterhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6288-4468Tiago Antonio Del Vallehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8093-7132Eduardo Bohrer de Azevedohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-8043ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the efficiency of use and productive performance of beef cattle on Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) pasture supplemented with levels of energy supplementation. The trial was performed in two experiments (years 2019 and 2021) and the experimental design was randomized blocks with five treatments and two replications. The treatments corresponded to levels of supplementation: CON: Pasture without supplementation; MN: Pasture + Mineral Supplementation (commercial product): 80g animal day-1; SE0.1: Pasture + Energy supplement 0.1% BW (commercial product); SE0.5: Pasture + Energy supplement 0.5% BW (commercial product 0.1% + 0.4% rice bran (RB)); SE1.0: Pasture + Energy supplement 1.0% BW (commercial product 0.1% + 0.9% RB). The variables studied were: herbage yield and bromatological composition, average daily weight gain (ADG), stocking rate (SR), weight gain per area (GPA), and the compensation exchange ratio of supplement intake in comparison to gain of weight. The data were submitted to analysis of variance using and compared by the Tukey test at 5%. The ADG data were submitted to regression analysis e segmented regression. GPA and SR showed no significant difference between treatments with levels of energy supplementation. The segmented ADG regression resulted in a break point at a low supplementation level of 0.16% BW. The exchange ratio showed an interaction between treatments and year, showing the influence of the productive and nutritional characteristics of the pasture on the efficiency of supplementation use.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782025000700653&lng=en&tlng=enanimal performanceLolium multiflorum Lam.ruminant nutritionrice bran.
spellingShingle Mariana Trindade Barreto
Renata da Rosa Dornelles
Danielli dos Santos Comassetto
Letícia Romani Simoni
Ricardo Pedroso Oaigen
Deise Dalazen Castagnara
Luciana Pötter
Tiago Antonio Del Valle
Eduardo Bohrer de Azevedo
Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrass
Ciência Rural
animal performance
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
ruminant nutrition
rice bran.
title Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrass
title_full Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrass
title_fullStr Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrass
title_full_unstemmed Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrass
title_short Level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing Italian ryegrass
title_sort level of energy supplementation in beef cattle grazing italian ryegrass
topic animal performance
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
ruminant nutrition
rice bran.
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782025000700653&lng=en&tlng=en
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