This research aimed at evaluating the effect of increasing coexistence periods with weeds on the nutritional components of the forage grass Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandú under pasture renewal conditions. The experiment was arranged in randomized blocks with four replications, and treatments were represented by eight coexistence periods, namely: 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 and 120 days after seedling emergence. A phytosociologic evaluation was performed on the weed community at the end of the coexistence periods; later, weeds were eliminated by an herbicide formulated with aminopyralid+2,4-D (40+320 g L-1) at 2.5 L ha-1, applied in post-emergence. The fodder plants were evaluated at the end of the experimental period as for leaf-stem ratio, volumetric density of green leaf, volumetric density of total dry matter and main nutritional components, including: crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, ether extract, organic matter and mineral matter, and from this, the total carbohydrate content was calculated. The presence of weeds altered the pasture structure, since it affected negatively the leaf/stem ratio and the volumetric leaf density of B. brizantha. The coexistence also reduced the nutritional components of B. brizantha and determined that control measures should be adopted before reaching 30 days of coexistence between fodder plants and weeds.
The world population growth and the increasing purchasing power have raised the demand for animal proteins, especially meat and milk. This has made it essential to intensify livestock production by making it productive, efficient and at the same time sustainable, which today is a great challenge for cattle ranchers. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of coexistence with weeds on productivity, nutritional quality and potential of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by Guinea grass (Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa) in pasture renewal conditions. The experiment was set up in randomized blocks, four replications, with treatments consisting of eight periods of coexistence: 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 and 120 days after seedlings emergence. Phyto-sociological evaluations were performed in the weed community at the end of each coexistence period. The Guinea grass was evaluated as for morphological, chemical and bromatological parameters and as for the potential of total gas, methane and carbon dioxide emission. The results show that productivity, nutritional quality and energy value of Guinea grass decreases proportionally to the increase in the period of coexistence with weeds. The non-coexistence with weeds provides a better in vitro digestibility of organic matter and, consequently, decreases the GHG emission potential by the dry matter of Guinea grass.
Esta pesquisa aborda reflexões a partir do processo criativo na elaboração de uma poética visual, que tem como tema a arte política e as micropolíticas. A metodologia utilizada para abordar o objeto de estudo se deu a partir de um contato prévio com o campo de pesquisa, ou seja, as operações artísticas foram concebidas a partir da investigação poética, principalmente por meio de tomadas fotográficas feitas em lugares de passagem. Essas investigações se dão sob enfoque ético, estético e político, apresentando recorte nas relações que estabelecemos com os animais no contexto urbano. Duas ações artísticas sintetizam os esforços desta pesquisa: Boa viagem e Vida de cão. A dor e o sofrimento dos animais estão em relevo nas abordagens poéticas e a linguagem artística eleita para tratar de tais questões foi a linguagem das ações com uso de imagens fotográficas em espaço público. As noções de lugar, contexto e cotidiano são essenciais à pesquisa na medida em que fundamentam as escolhas e as estratégias dos projetos artísticos.Palavras-chave: ações artísticas; contexto urbano; micropolíticas; relação homem-animal.
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