Abstract

SIMON, Leonel  and  GALLOSO, Maykel. Arborisation effect on the raising of river buffaloes. Zootecnia Trop. [online]. 2008, vol.26, n.3, pp.399-401. ISSN 0798-7269.

The raising of buffaloes has been having a satisfactory development from its introduction in the country, since a relatively a short period of time, and there is the need to improve the conditions of handling and operation. For this reason, it was investigated the effect of the arborisation in the raising of river buffaloes, for which in two units were selected with 30 milk buffaloes each one and their young to compare the effect of the arborization using the technology of rational tree grazing with Leucaena leucocephala compared to a monoculture of grasses without arborization. To compare, an initial diagnostic was done to know the characteristics of each unit and determining both the soil chemical and floristic composition of the areas and monthly determined the availability of dry matter of the grass to regulate the animal rate in the pasture. We proceed this way for the next 4 years in the determination of the productive milk indicators by buffalo, lactancy and area, the reproductive behaviour, and the economic income. The results obtained in the arborizated system were superior in 0.72 kg milk/anim/d, 279.8 kg/ lactancy, 1.49 kg/ha/d and 42 days of lactancy, being reflected more positively in the income by the milk sale by buffalo, hectare, and lactancy in the national currency and convertible Cuban money. All the analyzed indicators favoured the tree production system with Leucaena, with the technology of rational tree grazing.

Keywords : Milk buffaloes; arborization; production.

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