Title:	Animal production on tropical pastures in Brazil.
Authors:	VALLE, C. B. do EUCLIDES, V. P. B.
Affiliation:	CACILDA BORGES DO VALLE, CNPGC; VALERIA PACHECO BATISTA EUCLIDES, CNPGC.
Date Issued:	2012
Citation:	In: INTERNATIONAL CROP SCIENCE CONGRESS, 6., 2012, Bento Gonçalves. [Proceedings...]. [S.l.]: International Crop Science Society, 2012.
Pages:	p. 460
Description:	Animal production in the tropics is done mostly on native and cultivated pastures. Brazil is predominantly tropical and is the fifth largest country in the world with about 20% of its area covered by pastures (174 million ha). It has a natural aptitude for livestock production also as climate and topography are concerned. Soils however, are acid and poor, with more than 90% dystrophic (soil base saturation less than 50%) in Central Brazil, the most significant region for livestock production. The majority of the cattle of 209 million head is on pastures, mostly of grasses and planted to a few Brachiaria and Panicum cultivars, characterizing extensive monocultures.
Thesagro:	Brachiaria Capim Andropogon Leucaena Panicum Maximum Pastagem Cultivada Produção Animal
NAL Thesaurus:	Animal welfare Arachis Tropical pastures
Type of Material:	Resumo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CNPGC)