Author(s): ANDRADE, C. M. S. de; ABREU, A. de Q.; FERREIRA, A. S.; VALENTIM, J. F.; SANTOS, D. M. dos

Productive and well-managed pastures, besides ensuring the profitability of livestock activities, protect the soil against erosion and compaction, maintain their biological activity and increase the l... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2021

Author(s): BERNARDI, A. C. de C.

Grazed pastures in Brazil provide the major source of food for beef and dairy cattle.

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2015

Author(s): SANTOS, P. M.; PEZZOPANE, J. R. M.; BOSI, C.; BARIONI, L. G.; SANTOS, M. L. DOS; FEITOSA, T. S.; BALCÃO, L. F.; EVANGELISTA, S. R. M.; DIAS FILHO, M. B.; GOMIDE, C. A. de M.; CAVALCANTE, A. C. R.; VOLTOLINI, T. V.; MOURA, M. S. B. de; MITTELMANN, A.; PELLEGRINO, G. Q.

Livestock production plays an important environmental, economic and social role in Brazilian regions. Global climate change, environmental pressures, the expansion of agriculture and the need to produ... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2021

Author(s): ADUAN, R. E.; KLINK, C. A.; DAVIDSON, E. A.

During the past decade, the increasing knowledge about the effects of natural and cultivated ecosystems on regional and global climate raised the importance of terrestrial ecosystem to function either... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2004

Author(s): VALLE, T. R. de S.; RODRIGUES, R. de A. R.; BALIEIRO, F. de C.; FONTANA, A.; SANTOS, M. L.; DONAGEMMA, G. K.

Soil structure is related to many soil ecosystem services and has been used as manageable property in evaluating soil quality in agricultural areas. From this perspective, Quick Diagnosis of Soil Stru... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2019

Author(s): KHALIL, M. I.; CORDOVIL, C. M. D. S.; FRANCAVIGLIA, R.; HENRY, B.; KLUMPP, K.; KONCZ, P.; LLORENTE, M.; MADARI, B. E.; MUÑOZ-ROJAS, M.; RAINER, N.

1. Description of the practice. 2. Range of applicability. 3. Impacts on soil organic carbon stocks. 4. Other benefits of the practice. 5. Potential drawbacks to the practice. 6. Recommendations befor... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2021

Author(s): ANDRADE, R. G.; TEIXEIRA, A. H. de C.; SANO, E. E.; LEIVAS, J. F.; VICTORIA, D. de C.; NOGUEIRA, S. F.

The remote sensing techniques have been instrumental, for example, in studies of land use and land cover with high relevance for the rational use of natural resources allying economic and environmenta... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2014

Author(s): PEREIRA, L. C.; ÍTAVO, L. C. V.; MATEUS, R. G.; MENDONÇA, L. A. B. M.; COSTA, J. A. A. da; BONO, J. A. M.; BARBOSA-FERREIRA, M.; CARVALHO, C. M. E.

Abstract: The objective of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the performance of lambs in pasture confinement, by substituting a concentrate with different levels of the aerial part... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2018

Author(s): SALES, M. F. L.; PAULINO, M. F.; VALADARES FILHO, S. de C.; PORTO, M. O.; COUTO, V. R. M.; PAULINO, P. V. R.

The objective of this work was to determine macromineral requirements by Zebu steers grazing Brachiaria decumbens supplemented with concentrate. It was used 24 non-castrated steers, at an average age... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2011

Author(s): ANDRADE, R. G.; VICTORIA, D. de C.; NOGUEIRA, S. F.; GREGO, C. R.; BETTIOL, G. M.; OLIVEIRA, P. P. A.

The sustainable use of pastures is of fundamental importance, given that a considerable part of the Brazilian pastures may be in process of degradation or degraded (Andrade et al., 2016). In general,... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2016