Potencial del rastrojo de maíz con leguminosa en la alimentación de ganado de engorde

Authors

  • Rubén Sinclair G. Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, Catacalamas, Olancho.
  • Linus Wege
  • Andrés Romero Secretan a de Recursos Naturales, Dirección Regional, Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/am.v3i0.25203

Abstract

An assay was conducted to test the value of traditional and legume improved stubbles when fed to beef steers, in Aramis, Olancho, Honduras (dry tropical forest). A complete randomized block experimental design was used, with an area of 5000 m2 for each model, weaned cross-bred (brahman x creole) steers with an average weight of 150 kg and the legume Lablab purpureus planted at the coro hiUing. The four treatments evaluated were: 1. Grazing on the traditional stubble, 2. Grazing on the improved stubble, 3. harvested traditional stubble (confinement) and 4. Harvested improved stabble confinementThe weight gain was significant (P< =0,01) among treatments. The highest weight gain of 1019 g/animal/day was obtained with the group that grazed on improved stubble and the lowest gain (548.1 g/day) with the harvested traditional stubble. The animal/ha weight gain, adjusted at 6 weeks of roughage management, showed superiority of the improved stubbles (5.8 and 2.9 kg/ha/day, respectively).

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References

SINCLAIR R.; RUSH J. 1986. Evaluación del rendimiento del rastrojo de maíz en asociación con dos leguminosas forrajeras. In Memoria de la XXXII Reunión Anual del PCCMCA, San Salvador. El Salvador p.irr.

WEGE, L. 1987. Evaluación cuantitativa y cualitativa

Published

2016-06-22

How to Cite

Sinclair G., R., Wege, L., & Romero, A. (2016). Potencial del rastrojo de maíz con leguminosa en la alimentación de ganado de engorde. Agronomía Mesoamericana, 3, 45–57. https://doi.org/10.15517/am.v3i0.25203