Effects of Long-Term Grazing on Feed Intake and Digestibility of Cattle in Meadow Steppe

Autor: Lulu Hou, Xiaoping Xin, Beibei Shen, Qi Qin, Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed Altome, Yousif Mohamed Zainelabdeen Hamed, Ruirui Yan, Serekpaev Nurlan, Nogayev Adilbek, Akhylbekova Balzhan, Maira Kussainova, Amartuvshin Amarjargal, Wei Fang, Alim Pulatov, Wenneng Zhou, Haixia Sun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Agronomy, Vol 13, Iss 7, p 1760 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4395
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13071760
Popis: (1) Estimation of grazing livestock intake is the basis for studying animal–plant relationships and the nutritional status of grazing livestock and has important implications for grassland composition and productivity. (2) We used the saturated alkanes method to determine the feed intake and vegetation nutrient digestibility of livestock at different grazing intensities and in different months. (3) We found that C31 had the highest concentration in both pasture and fecal output, and the average recovery of C31 was 77.99%. The different grazing intensities significantly affected livestock intake. As the grazing intensity increased, there was a decreasing trend of livestock intake and the highest livestock feed intake was 6.11 kg DM/day in light grazing. With the increase in grazing season months, the highest livestock intake was 6.67 kg DM/day in the cold period in September. The month also had a significant effect on the digestibility of livestock for all nutrient variables when compared to the grazing intensity. Livestock weight and medium palatability species are more important for livestock intake. (4) Our study provides a more accurate measurement of grazing livestock intake, which can be used as a reference for the scientific management of grazing livestock and the rational use of grazing pastures.
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