This study aimed to evaluate forage yield, tiller population density, canopy height, nutritional value as well cattle performance in alternate stocking from three tropical cultivars. The experiment followed a randomized block design, 3 x factorial scheme with replications. Three cultivars (Marandu, Massai and Xaraés) distributed nine hectares were evaluated dry season periods (transition wet/dr...

Farmed insects can provide an alternative protein source for humans, livestock, and fish, while supporting adaptation to climate change, generating income smallholder farmers, reducing the negative impacts of conventional food production, especially in tropics. However, quantity, nutritional quality safety greatly relies on their feed intake. Tropical forages (grasses legumes) a valuable yet un...

Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of diet and monensin on performance, digestibility, and methane production in steers fed forage-based diets. In Exp. 1, 72 individually fed steers (300 ± 25 kg) were used in a randomized block design arranged as 2 separate 2 × 2 factorials with two common treatments, thus 6 diets were fed with 12 steers per treatment. Factors included hig...