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PRECISION BITE: MONITORING THE INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR AND DEFINING A MANAGEMENT GOAL UNDER THE CONCEPTS OF ROTATINUOUS STOCKING
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Year: 2019 Publisher: Liège Université de Liège (ULiège)

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La gestion des pâturages affecte la dynamique du comportement d’ingestion et par conséquent les performances des animaux, ainsi que la dynamique des herbages pâturés et de la production fourragères. Ce processus peut être regardé à partir de plusieurs optiques et deux questions majeures sont posées: quel est l'objectif de la gestion des pâturages? et quel critère le fermier utilisera-t-il pour piloter ce processus? Dans ce contexte, un concept innovant de gestion du pâturage a été proposé basé sur le comportement d'ingestion des animaux au pâturage, le pâturage rotatinu (rotatinuous stocking). Partant du postulat que le principal facteur limitant la production au pâturage est le temps nécessaire à ingérer le fourrage pâturé, l'objectif du pâturage rotatinu est permettre aux animaux de maximiser en tout temps leur taux d’ingestion instantané. L’hypothèse démontrée dans un certain nombres d’espèces graminéennes est qu’il existe une structure idéale d’herbe traduite en hauteur d’herbe qui permet cette maximisation à utiliser comme objectif de gestion dans le pâturage rotatinu. L’objectif de cette thèse était de définir la structure idéale de pâturages de Palisadegrass (Urochloa brizantha). Dès lors, au moyen d’une expérience de pâturage de courte durée, nous avons examiné la relation entre la hauteur du couvert herbacé (20, 30, 40 et 60 cm) et le taux d’ingestion à court terme. Les résultats obtenus ont montré que la biomasse disponible était corrélée linéairement avec la hauteur de la végétation sans influence sur la densité volumétrique apparente du couvert. Le taux d'ingestion a présenté une réponse quadratique (p <0,01) à la hauteur du couvert, maximisé à environ 42 cm (57 g de MS min-1) (STIR = 29.0171 + 1.3314 (SH) - 0.015838 (SH2), R2= 0,17). Grazing management affects the dynamics of ingestive behavior and consequently animal performance and also the dynamics of grazed swards and herbage production. This process can be seen from several optics and two questions permeate the theme: what is the goal of grazing management? and what criterion will the manager use to drive this process? In this context, it was proposed an innovative sward management concept based on the ingestive behavior of grazing animals, the rotatinuous stocking. Based on the assumption that the main limiting factor of grazing animal production is the time required to ingest herbage, the goal of rotatinuous stocking is to allow animals to maximize their instant intake rate at all times. The hypothesis demonstrated in several grass species is that there is an ideal sward structure translated to sward height that allows this maximization to be used as a management objective in rotatinuous stocking. The objective of this thesis was to define the ideal sward structure for pastures of palisadegrass (Urochloa brizantha). Therefore, using a short grazing experiment, we examined the relationship between the sward height (20, 30, 40 and 60 cm) and the short-term intake rate. The results obtained showed that the available biomass correlated linearly with the sward height, without influencing the sward bulk density. The short-term intake rate presented a quadratic response (p < 0.01) to the sward heights, being maximized at approximately 42 cm (57 g DM min-1) (STIR= 29.0171 +1.3314(SH) - 0.015838(SH2), R2= 0.17).


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Precision bite : monitoring the ingestive behavior and defining a management goal under the concepts of rotatinuous stocking

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Grazing management affects the dynamics of ingestive behavior and consequently animal performance and also the dynamics of grazed swards and herbage production. This process can be seen from several optics and two questions permeate the theme : what is the goal of grazing management ? and what criterion will the manager use to drive this process ? In this context, it was proposed an innovative sward management concept based on the ingestive behavior of grazing animals, the rotatinuous stocking. Based on the assumption that the main limiting factor of grazing animal production is the time required to ingest herbage, the goal of rotatinuous stocking is to allow animals to maximize their instant intake rate at all times. The hypothesis demonstrated in several grass species is that there is an ideal sward structure translated to sward height that allows this maximization to be used as a management objective in rotatinuous stocking. The objective of this thesis was to define the ideal sward structure for pastures of palisadegrass (Urochloa brizantha). Therefore, using a short grazing experiment, we examined the relationship between the sward height (20, 30, 40 and 60 cm) and the short-term intake rate. The results obtained showed that the available biomass correlated linearly with the sward height, without influencing the sward bulk density. The short-term intake rate presented a quadratic response (p < 0.01) to the sward heights, being maximized at approximately 42 cm (57 g DM min-1) (STIR= 29.0171+1.3314(SH) - 0.015838(SH²), R²= 0.17).

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