Sorghum cutting and grazing for hay production
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Sorghum hybrids (Sorghum bicolor cv. Bicolor) with Sudan grass (Sorghum bicolor cv. Sudanense) have been gaining increasing importance in feeding herds, due to their resistance to drought, great speed of establishment and growth, high capacity for tillering and regrowth after cutting or grazing (which allows successive uses), good nutritional value and great capacity for dry matter production. For the crossing of the species, a strain of Sudan grass (Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.) is used as a male and, as a female, a strain of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Thus, the use of hay from sorghum for cutting and grazing is one of the alternatives to the problem of seasonality of forage plants, allowing the surplus produced, or in exclusive cultivation areas, to be stored and used in animal feed in times of scarcity. The objective of this work was to carry out a review of the narrative literature on sorghum, cutting and grazing for hay production.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Leandra Soares Cristina, Marielly Maria Almeida Moura, Lívia Rodrigues Mendes, Brenda Souza Rodrigues, Mariana Rabelo Madureira, Keitty Fabiany Alves Santos, Silvana Melissia Rabelo Fonseca, Joyce Costa Ribeiro, Layza Lorena Medeiros Fonseca, Jaine Aparecida dos Santos , Anne Karoliny Fernandes Mendes , Álvaro Henrique Lopes FernandesAuthor(s)
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Leandra Cristina Soares Santos
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Marielly Maria Almeida Moura
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Lívia Rodrigues Mendes
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Brenda Souza Rodrigues
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Mariana Rabelo Madureira
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Keitty Fabiany Alves Santos
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Silvana Melissia Rabelo Fonseca
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Joyce Costa Ribeiro
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Layza Lorena Medeiros Fonseca
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Jaine Aparecida dos Santos
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Anne Karoliny Fernandes Mendes
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Álvaro Henrique Lopes Fernandes