Pastures in animal production systems veld and pastures in animal production systems in the Western Cape and South West Africa /
Keywords: Veld. pastures, animal production systems
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Phosphorus supplementation to natural pasture grazing for beef cows in the Western Highveld region of South Africa
Simmentaler cows grazing Cymbopogon-Themeda veld in the western Highveld region of South Africa (1985/861989/90) received three levels of phosphorus (P) supplementation. Dicalcium phosphate content of the supplement was manipulated to give intakes of 8 (CS), 4 (HS) or 0 (ZS)…
In sacco dry matter disappearance of herbage and maize meal from the rumen of lactating Dorper and Merino ewes supplemented with
Rumen fermentation was studied during three years in lactating Dorper and Merino ewes, supplemented daily with crude protein and/or energy via rumen fistulae on veld. Herbage, collected with oesophageally fistulated wethers, and maize meal were incubated in sacco in the…
The effects of phosphorus supplementation on body mass and reproduction of grazing beef cows supplemented with different levels
In an attempt to quantify the requirement for supplementary phosphorus (P) of grazing beef cattle at Armoedsvlakte (which is notorious for its P deficient pastures), 66 cows received supplementary P per fistulam from 1984 to 1989. Supplementation was provided according…
