Subject: "lamb feeding" / Journal: Agricultural systems / Subject: Brazil and autumn

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Author:: Pariz, Cristiano M.; Costa, Ciniro; Crusciol, Carlos A.C.; Castilhos, André M.; Meirelles, Paulo R.L.; Roça, Roberto O.; Pinheiro, Rafael S.B.; Kuwahara, Frank A.; Martello, Jorge M.; Cavasano, Francielli A.; Yasuoka, Júnior I.; Sarto, Jaqueline R.W.; Melo, Verônica F.P.; Franzluebbers, Alan J.
Source:: Agricultural systems 2017 v.151 pp. 1-11
ISSN:: 0308-521X
Subject:: lamb feeding, etc ; Avena sativa; Urochloa brizantha; Urochloa decumbens; Zea mays; autumn; body weight; carcass weight; corn; corn silage; cover crops; cutting; economic sustainability; finishing; food production; grasses; grazing; growing season; income; intercropping; lambs; oats; pastures; rain; spring; summer; tropics; winter; Brazil; Show all 29 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Integrated crop-livestock systems in regions with dry winters could be a viable option to increase food production during periods of irregular rain and reduced pasture availability. A corn (Zea mays L.) silage production system with cover crops of (a) the weedy growth of signal grass [Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R. Webster “Basilisk”] and (b) palisade grass [Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.11.004
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.11.004