Título:	Pigeon Pea intercropped with tropical pasture as a mitigation strategy for enteric methane emissions of Nellore steers.
Autoria:	FURTADO, A. J. ABDALA FILHO, A. L. BRUNO, J. F. PASQUINI NETO, R. LOBO, A. A. G. SILVA, G. V. DA PERNA JUNIOR, F. ALVES, T. C. BERNDT, A. PEDROSO, A. de F. MEDEIROS, S. R. de OLIVEIRA, P. P. A. RODRIGUES, P. H. M.
Afiliação:	ALTHIERES JOSÉ FURTADO, University of São Paulo; ADIBE LUIZ ABDALLA FILHO, University of São Paulo; JAQUELINE FERNANDES BRUNO, University of São Paulo; ROLANDO PASQUINI NETO, University of São Paulo; ANNELISE AILA GOMES LOBO, University of São Paulo; GABRIELE VOLTARELI DA SILVA, University of São Paulo; FLAVIO PERNA JUNIOR, University of São Paulo; TERESA CRISTINA ALVES, CPPSE; ALEXANDRE BERNDT, CPPSE; ANDRE DE FARIA PEDROSO, CPPSE; SERGIO RAPOSO DE MEDEIROS, CPPSE; PATRICIA PERONDI ANCHAO OLIVEIRA, CPPSE; PAULO HENRIQUE MAZZA RODRIGUES, University of São Paulo.
Ano de publicação:	2023
Referência:	Animals, v. 13, n. 8, 2023.
Páginas:	20 p.
Conteúdo:	In this study, we evaluate the effects of intercropping pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) with tropical pastures for feeding Nellore cattle and compared animal performance and enteric CH4 emissions with other pasture-based systems during the dry and rainy seasons of 2021. Thirty-six Nellore steers (with a body weight of 221 ± 7 kg and an age of 15?16 months) were randomly distributed in three treatments with three replicates (in paddocks of 1.5 hectares each): (1) a degraded pasture of Urochloa spp. (DEG); (2) a recovered and fertilized pasture of Urochloa spp. (REC); and (3) pigeon pea intercropped with Urochloa spp. (MIX). Enteric CH4 emissions were estimated using the sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer gas technique, and dry matter intake (DMI) was determined using internal (iNDF) and external (TiO2) markers. Forages were collected by hand plucking after observations of ingestive behavior, and feces was collected after voluntary defecation. The proportion of grass and legume intake was estimated by C stable isotopes, and the forage nutritional quality was determined, while animal performance was monitored monthly, and the stocking rate was adjusted by the ?put and take? technique. The results indicated that intercropping pigeon pea with tropical grasses is an interesting strategy for sustainable livestock production based on pastures. The MIX treatment was able to meet the nutritional requirements of the animals, which presented higher performance. In addition, there was a reduction in CH4 emissions up to 70% when expressed per average daily weight gain in comparison to the DEG treatment.
Thesagro:	Cajanus Cajan Brachiaria
NAL Thesaurus:	Cattle Greenhouse gases
Palavras-chave:	Brachiaria spp Uruchloa spp SF6
Digital Object Identifier:	https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13081323
Tipo do material:	Artigo de periódico
Acesso:	openAccess
Aparece nas coleções:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPPSE)