Ingestive behavior of sheep in Panicum and Brachiaria pastures in dry season

• DOI: 10.14393/bj-v32n4a2016-32945
• Publication Date: 2016-07-11T18:07:46Z
• Authors: Larissa Fernanda ...; Gelson dos Santos...; Leonardo Santana ...; Itânia Maria Mede...; João Virgínio Eme...; Marcone Geraldo C...; Nívea Regina de O...
• Keywords: Brachiaria; Panicum; Dry season

The ingestive behavior of sheep supplemented with concentrate in Brachiaria brizantha and Panicum maximum pastures were evaluated during the dry season.Twenty four male ½ Santa Inês x undefined breed genotypes used.The treatments feeds cultivar grasses: B. cvs.Marandu Piatã, P. cvs.Massai Aruana.The animals was recorded two periods 24 hours.The grazing time, rumination, idleness (minutes day -1 ), bite rate (bites minute frequency activities relation to defecation, urination search for water, concentrated mineral salt observed.There interaction between time cultivars based on response.Sheep marandu-grass showed higher 11 am 4 pm (257 minutes), compared aruana-grass (217 minutes).The massai-grass (34.32 bits - 1 ).There no grass effect which can highlight similarity chemistry characterization high percentage structural components pastures.The limitations feed mass composition season caused effects pastures.