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Control Number58488
Date and Time of Latest Transaction20060619142952.4
General Information060619s |||||||||b ||00|||
Cataloging SourcePCARRD-DOST
Main Entry - Personal NameVelasco, Noe B.
Main Entry - Uniform TitleENGLISH
Title StatementSustainable small ruminant production on stargrass-based pasture under coconut: Sustainable ruminant production under coconut plantation
General NoteLos Banos, Laguna: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and D
Summary, Etc.A 3.6 ha coconut plantation was divided into six equal paddocks and fenced. The whole area was planted to stargrass, incorporated with the existing vegetation. Fodder trees like dapdap (Erythrina sp.), katuray (Sesbanis grandiflora) and madre de cacao (Gliricia sepium) were planted along fence lines serving as live posts and source of roughage. The six paddocks was subdivided into two to allow alternate grazing. Soil fertility was reduced with the incorporation of stargrass in the vegetation and with grazing animals. The feces and urine excreted during grazing were not sufficient to maintain or improve soil condition. Calculated biomass yield was lowest during the hot dry period of the year but the lack of roughage was supplemented by concentrate and herbage from fodder trees. Flexible grazing helped minimize overgrazing of pastures.There was more efficient utilization of the vegetation with the combination of sheep and goats as shown in the balanced consumption of the grass and legume components of the pasture. The reproductive performance of the two groups of animals was comparable. Tha lamb/kid performance up to weaning was lower in the combination as it was observed to be the function of biomass yield, botanical composition and stocking rate. The use of improved grasses like stargrass incorporated in the existing vegetation should be considered since it was eliminated within a year. The use of other improved grasses such as Kennedy grass (Brachiaria ruzinensis) deserved further trial as results in an earlier study indicated high herbage yield and it competed well with other pasture species
Subject Added Entry - Topical TermSHEEP
 GOATS
 ANIMAL PRODUCTION
 PASTURES
 BIOMASS
Added Entry - Personal NamePalo, Leticia P.
 Macaisa, Christinne Ma.
 Garcia, Alberto A.
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