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A diversity of forages with different types and concentrations of nutrients and plant secondary compounds may lead to complementary relationships that enhance cattle performance and welfare. We determined whether grazing combinations of tanniferous legumes (Lotus corniculatus, birdsfoot trefoil [BFT], Onobrychis viciifolia, sainfoin [SF]), and alfalfa [ALF] (Medicago sativa) influence foraging behavior, performance, and hair cortisol concentration in beef [ver mas...]
dc.contributor.authorLagrange, Sebastian Pablo
dc.contributor.authorMacAdam, Jennifer W.
dc.contributor.authorStegelmeier, Bryan
dc.contributor.authorVillalba, Juan J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-30T13:02:57Z
dc.date.available2021-11-30T13:02:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-17
dc.identifier.issn0021-8812 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1525-3163 (online)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab291
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10804
dc.identifier.urihttps://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/99/11/skab291/6398707
dc.description.abstractA diversity of forages with different types and concentrations of nutrients and plant secondary compounds may lead to complementary relationships that enhance cattle performance and welfare. We determined whether grazing combinations of tanniferous legumes (Lotus corniculatus, birdsfoot trefoil [BFT], Onobrychis viciifolia, sainfoin [SF]), and alfalfa [ALF] (Medicago sativa) influence foraging behavior, performance, and hair cortisol concentration in beef cattle compared with grazing the same legumes as monocultures. Twenty-one pairs of heifers grazed three spatial replications of seven treatments: monocultures of BFT, SF, or ALF, and all possible two- and three-way choices among strips of these legumes: SF-BFT, ALF-BFT, ALF-SF, and ALF-SF-BFT in two periods of 25 d each (adaptation phase + experimental period) during two consecutive years. The lowest incidence of grazing events occurred in the BFT treatment (42.0% of the total scans recorded; P < 0.10), with the rest of the treatments ranging between 47.8% (SF-BFT) and 52.6% (ALF-SF) of the total scans recorded. Heifers selected a varied diet, preferring SF over BFT or ALF in a 46:27:27 ratio for the three-way choice, and in a 70:30 ratio for both two-way choices. Heifers preferred BFT over ALF (62:38 ratio) in a two-way choice. All treatments followed similar daily grazing patterns (P > 0.10), with two major grazing events (1 h after sunrise and 3 h before dark). No differences among treatments were observed for the number of steps taken by heifers on a daily basis, motion index, or the percentage of time heifers spent standing (1,599, 5,356, and 45.3%, respectively; P > 0.10), suggesting that heifers on choice treatments did not invest extra time in walking, searching, or patch switching activities relative to heifers grazing monocultures. Heifers grazing the three-way choice gained more body weight (1.27 kg/d) than the average gains observed for animals grazing in all legume monocultures (1.00 kg/d; P = 0.014) or two-way choices (0.97 kg/d; P = 0.007), suggesting a synergism among pasture species for the treatment with the highest diversity. No differences in hair cortisol concentration were observed among treatments, with values ranging between 1.4 (BFT) and 2.12 ng/g (three-way choice; P > 0.10). Thus, forage diversity has the potential to enhance animal performance without affecting grazing efficiency, likely explained by the spatial arrangement of the forage species presented in the study.eng
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dc.language.isoenges_AR
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Animal Sciencees_AR
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesses_AR
dc.sourceJournal of Animal Science 99 (11) : skab291 (November 2021)es_AR
dc.subjectGanado de Carnees_AR
dc.subjectBeef Cattleeng
dc.subjectPastoreoes_AR
dc.subjectGrazingeng
dc.subjectLegumonosas Forrajerases_AR
dc.subjectFeed Legumeseng
dc.subjectTaninoses_AR
dc.subjectTanninseng
dc.subjectHidrocortisonaes_AR
dc.subjectRendimientoes_AR
dc.subjectYieldseng
dc.subjectAlimentación de los Animaleses_AR
dc.subjectAnimal Feedingeng
dc.subjectHydrocortisoneeng
dc.titleGrazing diverse combinations of tanniferous and nontanniferous legumes: implications for foraging behavior, performance, and hair cortisol in beef cattlees_AR
dc.typeinfo:ar-repo/semantics/artículoes_AR
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_AR
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiones_AR
dc.description.origenEEA Bordenavees_AR
dc.description.filFil: Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina.es_AR
dc.description.filFil: Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo. Utah State University. Quinney College of Natural Resources. Department of Wildland Resources; Estados Unidos.es_AR
dc.description.filFil: MacAdam, Jennifer W. Utah State University. College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences; Estados Unidos.es_AR
dc.description.filFil: Stegelmeier, Bryan. Agricultural Research Service. Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory; Estados Unidos.es_AR
dc.description.filFil: Villalba, Juan J. Utah State University. Quinney College of Natural Resources. Department of Wildland Resources; Estados Unidos.
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