Title
Silvopastoral arrangements with Alnus acuminata and their effect on productive and nutritional parameters of the forage component
Date Issued
01 April 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Oliva-Cruz S.M.
Maicelo-Quintana J.L.
Meléndez-Mori J.B.
Collazos-Silva R.
Publisher(s)
INIFAP-CENID Parasitologia Veterinaria
Abstract
Silvopastoral systems (SPS) are an alternative for sustainable livestock production. For this reason, the present study was developed with the aim of evaluating productive and nutritional parameters of the forage component (FC) in different silvopastoral arrangements with Alnus acuminata and their comparison with open field systems. A randomized complete block design was established, for which 16 plots with characteristics of homogeneity in age and type of FC were selected. The floristic composition, functional classification of herbaceous species, biomass, dry matter and nutritional composition were evaluated. The results obtained recorded the presence of 22 species, with the family Poaceae (8 species) predominating, it was also found that silvopastoral arrangements have the highest percentage of desirable species, a situation contrary to what happened in open field systems. On the other hand, the productive and nutritional parameters showed significant differences (P<0.05) between the production systems, being the arrangement with trees in alleys the one that registered better yields of biomass (16.60 t /ha), dry matter (3.65 t/ha), crude fiber (27.23 %), total protein (17.39 %) and gross energy (4,864 kcal/kg).
Start page
573
End page
583
Volume
13
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agricultura
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85131040613
Source
Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias
ISSN of the container
20071124
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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