Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar
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Application of the Model <strong>to</strong> Research Results at the<br />
Quilichao Station<br />
Data were collected from several trials <strong>with</strong> crossbred cows grazing<br />
Brachiaria decumbens at three s<strong>to</strong>cking rates (2, 3, and 4 AU/ha) and<br />
supplemented <strong>with</strong> sugarcane and varying levels of Cratylia argentea.<br />
Chemical composition included NDF, CP, lignin, IVDMD, and DM for B.<br />
decumbens, sugarcane, and Cratylia for all trials. However, it was not<br />
possible <strong>to</strong> perform two important analyses that are also required by the<br />
model: solubility of protein (solP) and non-protein nitrogen (NPN). Thus,<br />
<strong>with</strong>out these values it was not possible <strong>to</strong> calculate the protein and<br />
carbohydrate fractions. As an alternative, the values of solP and NPN for B.<br />
decumbens generated by a PhD student at Cornell for the gulf coast of<br />
Mexico were used in order <strong>to</strong> run the model as well as those for Gliricidia<br />
sepium (<strong>to</strong> emulate Cratylia) and for sugarcane available in literature.<br />
Other data from Avila (1999) included environmental and management<br />
variables. Tables 1 <strong>to</strong> 3 include composition of diets, forage consumption<br />
and availability, and actual milk yields vs. those predicted by the model.<br />
Table 1. Chemical composition of Brachiaria decumbens, sugarcane, and<br />
Cratylia argentea for the different trials at Quilichao, Colombia.<br />
Composition Brachiaria<br />
decumbens<br />
Intermediate s<strong>to</strong>cking rate (3 AU/ha)<br />
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Sugarcane Cratylia<br />
argentea<br />
Dry matter (%) 35.0 30.5 33.5<br />
Crude protein (%) 4.4 2.1 22.4<br />
Neutral detergent fiber (%) 70.4 43.1 66.4<br />
Lignin (%) 3.4 5.3 17.4<br />
TDN (%) 52.0 66.1 48.7<br />
Low and high s<strong>to</strong>cking rate (2 and 4 AU/ha)<br />
Dry matter (%) 39.0 27.1 35.5<br />
Crude protein (%) 3.7 2.1 20.4<br />
Neutral detergent fiber (%) 69.0 43.1 63.4<br />
Lignin (%) 3.2 5.3 16.1<br />
TDN (%) 54.0 68.6 50.2