Book Description
Tropical and subtropical pastures; The nutritive value of tropical forages and nutrient requirements of beef cattle; Phosphorus deficiencies and their correction; Deficiencies of other major minerals and their correction; Deficiencies of trace elements and their correction; Energy and protein deficiencies: I. The use of protein and energy supplements with growing stock; Energy and protein deficiencies: II: The use of non-protein nitrogen; Energy and protein deficiencies: III. Their correction in breeding stock; The use of legumes in improving the productivity of tropical pastures; Improvement of beef production through pasture fertilization; Stocking rate and the improvement of beef production; Deferred and rotational grazing; The use of growth-promoting substances and other techniques; Beef cattle production from tropical pastures-present and future; Summary; References.
