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SUMMARY This study aimed to evaluate the pasture productive and nutritional characteristics of Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piatã in integrated systems with different densities of trees. Considering as plot the systems: integrated crop-livestock-forest with rows of trees (eucalyptus) spaced at 14 m and 357 trees ha-1 (ICLF-14m), ICLF with rows of trees spaced at 22 m and 227 trees ha-1 (ICLF-22m) and the integrated crop-livestock (ICL) with five remaining native trees ha-1; period of the year as subplots, and sampling points as subsubplots (A, B C, D, and E) arranged perpendicular to trees alleys. It was evaluated the production of forage and leaf blade dry mass, leaf:stem ratio, soil coverage, radiation photosynthetically active interception, canopy height, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), in vitro digestibility of organic matter (IVDOM) of the leaf blade, and stem associated with the leaf sheath. There was a significant difference (P

One of the challenges for cattle management under extensive grazing systems is understanding how time spent in different individual activities is affected by factors like microclimate and forage quality and availability. The goal of this study is to understand how different tree densities and grazing management can influence the daytime behaviour of Nellore heifers (Bos indicus) kept in silvopastoral systems over a period of 12 months, covering one dry and one rainy season in Central Brazil. Eighty heifers were distributed between three silvopastoral systems with 357, 227 and 5 trees/ha, respectively, each divided into four 1.5 ha paddocks, grazing Piata grass with low (27 ± 4.6 cm) or high (39 ± 5.8 cm) sward heights, and with constant microclimate monitoring. Temperatures recorded were similar between seasons, characterizing an atypical dry period. The use of shade for grazing occurs preferably in the afternoon (72.0 min) and rumination in the morning (47.5 min). The effect of period of the day (P

The aim of the current study is to assess three integrated systems presenting different eucalyptus tree densities due to animal and forage production. The following integrated systems were assessed: crop-livestock-forest with 357 eucalyptus trees ha-1 (ICLF1); crop-livestock-forest with 227 eucalyptus trees ha-1 (ICLF2); and crop-livestock with 5 remnant native trees ha-1 (ICL). The randomized block experimental design was applied in a split-plot scheme with four replicates. The Average Daily Gain (ADG, g animal-1day-1) and the live-weight gain per area (LWG, kg ha-1) were applied to analyze animal performance, which was set by weighing the animals every 28 days (the animals previously fasted for 16h). Forage yield was higher in ICL during fall and winter; in summer, it did not differ from ICLF2. There was no forage yield difference between the ICL and ICLF2 systems in any of the assessed seasons; summer was more productive in ILPF1 than other seasons. The highest leaf crude protein contents (CP) in summer was recorded in systems ICLF1 and ICLF2, and the highest value recorded in fall was found in ILPF1; the lowest was found in ILP. On the other hand, the highest leaf NDF contents in summer were found in ILP. The highest ADG were found in summer. The highest LWG values recorded for the ICL and ICLF2 systems were collected in summer and fall; there was no difference in any of the three systems in winter. The LWG was higher in all system in summer. The ICLF2 emerged as the system (with trees) most appropriate for beef cattle production. Despite the shading interference on forage production, such condition is compensated by the best nutritional contents such as CP. The ICLF2 system allowing an annual LWG of 83% in relation to the ICL system during the fifth year of establishment of the systems.

Agrosilvopastoral system is a type of production that involves the soil-forage-animal interface, both of which are benefited by the system. Hence, the present study evaluated the effects of agrosilvopastoral system on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics from pasture, and the animal performance during the feeding period of Nellore heifers. The treatments included: Soil-forage-animal – 357 eucalyptus trees per hectare (LFA14x2m); Soil-forage-animal – 227 eucalyptus trees per hectare (LFA22x2m); and Soil-animal – Five native trees remaining per hectare (CON). The forage used was Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piatã and having as trees planted the Eucalyptus urograndis clones H 13. Treatment effects (P 0.05) for average daily gain, while in November period, LFA14x2m treatment showed the lowest value (P 0,05) para la ganancia diaria promedio, mientras que, en noviembre, el tratamiento LFA14x2m tuvo el valor más bajo (P0,05) para ganho médio diário, enquanto no período de novembro, o tratamento LFA14x2m apresentou o menor valor (P

There is a concern about the growing population and limitation in natural resources which are taking the population to direct its agricultural systems into a more productive and efficient activity, looking to avoid a negative impact on the surrounding environment. The industry energy expended to produce nitrogen (N)-fertilizer is considered an indirect consumption of energy in agriculture, which is higher with an increasing forage yield. Nitrogen is the key nutrient associated with high-yielding production in forage grass and grain crops. The aim of this chapter is to introduce the best management practices (BMPs) for N-fertilizer application in forage grasses to improve N-use efficiency, since the most economical way to feed livestock is forage plants where its potential biomass production is not well explored. The BMPs basically follow three management practices: (1) soil nutrient availability and forage requirement, (2) fertilizer application, and (3) decrease in nutrient losses from soil. In order to take a decision on applying N-fertilizer to accomplish forage grasses production with social, economic, and environmental benefits, the N-fertilizer use in forage grasses is going to follow the ?Right rate, Right source, Right place, and Right time (4R) nutrient stewardship.? The application of the 4R?s nutrients stewardship is directly associated with economic, social, and environmental impact. The capacity of the 4R?s implementation worldwide turns into a best guide to improve the striving of better N-use efficiency in forage grass. The 4R?s are interrelated; thus, the recommendation of N-fertilizer rates cannot be prescribed without the combination of the 4R?s where a whole system to be followed should be considered to decide about N-fertilizer in pasture. Consequently, any decision in one of the 4R?s is going to affect the expected N-fertilizer results and dry matter production.

Our objective was to evaluate production, nutritive value and carrying capacity of piatã grass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piatã), and performance of Nellore heifers in agrosilvopastoral systems (ASPS) with three eucalyptus (Eucalyptus urograndis) tree densities, during winter, spring, summer, and fall. Three integrated systems were evaluated: ASPS-1 (357 trees ha(-1)), ASPS-2 (227 trees ha(-1)), and CON (5 trees ha(-1)). In each system, two sward heights were evaluated: short and tall. A total of 80 11-month-old Nellore heifers were randomly allocated in a randomized split-plot block, 3 × 2 factorial. Greater dry matter availability was observed on CON pastures during the fall season. Greater percentage of leaf lamina was detected on ASPS-1 with short sward height and greater during summer, compared with other seasons. A greater forage production was observed between tree rows and for tall sward height. Spring was the season with less forage nutritive value. Average daily gain was greater during summer and fall. Gain per hectare and stocking rate were greater on CON system and on ASPS-2. Pastures with short sward height had greater gain per hectare and stocking rate. Agrosilvopastoral systems with intermediate tree density seem to be a good choice for producers willing to diversify their revenue sources without decreasing animal production.

Foram avaliados o consumo, a composição botânica e o valor nutritivo da dieta de bovinos em pastagens de Brachiaria decumbens e Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Mineirão e de Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu e Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Mineirão, submetidas a três taxas de lotação. Adotou-se o delineamento experimental em blocos completos casualizados com os tratamentos no esquema de parcelas subdivididas, com duas repetições. Os tratamentos das parcelas constituíram um fatorial 2x3, sendo duas gramíneas (B. decumbens e B. brizantha cv. Marandu) em consorciação com S. guianensis cv. Mineirão e três taxas de lotação (0,8; 1,2 e 1,6 UA/ha), e as subparcelas, os meses de amostragem (julho e outubro de 1998, correspondendo à época seca; janeiro e abril de 1999, correspondendo à época das águas). Foram utilizados bezerros Nelore, desmamados, com peso vivo médio de 138 kg, no início do experimento. Não foi observado efeito da taxa de lotação sobre as variáveis estudadas. O consumo diário de MS foi maior em pastagens com B. brizantha, em outubro (no final da seca) e em abril (no final das águas), entretanto, dietas de melhor valor nutritivo foram obtidas em pastagens com B. decumbens. As dietas foram constituídas por mais de 80% de folhas de gramínea, enquanto a participação da leguminosa nas dietas foi de apenas 2,1%, com um índice de seleção de 0,08, indicando pouca aceitação deste componente da MS disponível pelos animais em pastejo. The effects of three stocking rates on intake, botanical composition, and nutritive value of the diet of cattle on pastures of Brachiaria decumbens with Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Minerão and B. brizantha cv. Marandu with S. guianensis cv. Mineirão were evaluated. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with two field replications. The treatments were arranged as a 2 x 3 factorial with 2 grasses (B. decumbens and B. brizantha cv. Marandu) in association with S. guianensis cv. Minerão, three stocking rates (0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 AU/ha), and two sampling periods (July and October 1998, corresponding to the early and late dry season; and January and April 1999, corresponding to the mid and late rainy season). Weaned Nellore steers with an average initial weight 138 kg were used. There was no effect of stocking rate on the variables studied. Daily consumption of forage dry matter was higher on pastures with B. brizantha in October (late dry season) and in April (late rainy season). However, it was observed diets with higher nutritive value in B. decumbens pastures. More than 80% of the diet was composed of live grass leaves while legumes represented 2.1% of the diet, with a selection index of 0.08, indicating low contribution of this forage component to the grazing animals.

Avaliou-se o efeito de três taxas de lotação, em pastagens de Brachiaria decumbens x Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Mineirão e de B. brizantha cv. Marandu x S. guianensis cv. Mineirão, sobre a disponibilidade, a composição botânica e o valor nutritivo da forragem. Adotou-se o delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados com os tratamentos no esquema de parcelas subdivididas, com duas repetições. Os tratamentos das parcelas constituíram um fatorial 2x3, sendo duas gramíneas (B. decumbens e B. brizantha cv. Marandu) em consorciação com S. guianensis cv. Mineirão e três taxas de lotação (0,8; 1,2 e 1,6 UA/ha), e as subparcelas, as épocas de amostragem (julho e outubro de 1998, correspondendo à época seca; janeiro e abril de 1999, correspondendo à época das águas). Foram utilizados bezerros Nelore, desmamados, com peso vivo médio de 138 kg, no início do experimento. A disponibilidade de matéria seca (MS) da consorciação B. brizantha x Mineirão não variou entre épocas, com valor médio de 3470 kg/ha de MS, enquanto que, para a consorciação B. decumbens x Mineirão, a média para o período das águas (3485 kg/ha de MS) foi superior a do período seco (3056 kg/ha de MS). A disponibilidade da fração verde da gramínea diminuiu com a elevação da taxa de lotação. Durante a época das águas, verificou-se maior proporção de gramínea, em relação à leguminosa, para uma taxa de lotação estimada de 1,17 UA/ha. As pastagens com B. decumbens apresentaram, de modo geral, maior proporção de forragem verde, de melhor valor nutritivo, associado a maior presença de leguminosa do que as pastagens com B. brizantha. The effect of three stocking rates on intake, botanical composition and the nutritive value of the forage from pastures of Brachiaria decumbens with Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Mineirão and B. brizantha cv. Marandu with S. guianensis cv. Mineirão was evaluated. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with treatments subdivided into plots with two replications. The design of the plots was a 2 x 3 factorial with 2 grasses (B. decumbens and B. brizantha cv. Marandu) in association with S. guianensis cv. Mineirão, three stocking rates (0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 AU/ha), and two sampling periods, corresponding to the dry season (July and October 1998); and to the rainy season (January and April 1999). Weaned Nellore steers with an average initial weight 138 kg were used. The DM availability in the mixed pastures with B. brizantha did not vary between sampling periods and had an average value of 3470 kg DM/ha. However, the pastures with B. decumbens the average for the rainy season (3485 kg DM/ha) was superior to that in the dry season (3056 kg DM/ha). The availability of the green fraction of the grasses was influenced negatively by the increase in stocking rate. During the rainy season, there was a higher proportion of grasses, for an estimated stocking rate of 1.17 AU/ha. B. decumbens pastures maintained a higher proportion of green forage and showed a higher nutritive value associated to a higher presence of legumes than in the B. brizantha pastures.

The influence of cutting age on production and nutritive value of piata grass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piata) and hybrid sorghum (Sorghum spp. cv. BRS 801) under an integrated crop- livestock system was evaluated. The trial was carried out at the Embrapa Beef Cattle (2027 S; 5437 W) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, between April and October 2009. Experimental design consisted of randomized blocks with four replicates. Treatments were distributed across a split-plot design, which included three production systems (single piata grass; single hybrid sorghum; mixed cultivation of sorghum and piata grass). Half-plots consisted of three forage ages at harvest (with 70, 90 and 110 days after seeding). Variables included agronomical characteristics, productivity and nutrition value. Regardless of the evaluated systems, cutting age affected agronomical characteristics and in vitro digestibility of organic matter (IVDOM). Production was highest (4,048 kg ha -1 ) within the integrated system. Regardless of cutting age, monoculture sorghum had the highest crude protein level. Results showed that integrated sorghum and piata grasses were an asset for forage productivity. Forages had higher values in crude protein and in in vitro digestibility of organic matter on the 70 th day after seeding.

O experimento foi conduzido em Cáceres, Estado do Mato Grosso, com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de doses de nitrogênio sobre a produção de forragem e a composição química do capim-tifton 85 (Cynodon spp.). Utilizou-se o delineamento em blocos completos casualizados com cinco tratamentos (0, 60, 120, 180 e 240 kg ha-1 de N) e quatro repetições, em parcelas de 4,0 x 5,0 m. Foram realizados quatro cortes a intervalos de 30 dias, na altura de 5 cm do nível do solo, sendo as doses de N parceladas em quatro aplicações após cada corte, sob a forma de ureia, em cobertura. Foi observado, para cada kg ha-1 de N aplicado, aumento, na produção de matéria seca total de 22,67 kg ha-1, na produção de lâmina foliar verde de 11,37 kg ha-1, na altura do relvado de 0,052 cm e no teor de proteína bruta da forragem de 0,00955 dag kg-1, e diminuição no teor de FDN de 0,0142 dag kg-1. Observou-se aumento na extração de N a uma taxa de 0,537 kg kg-1 de N e diminuição acentuada da eficiência de utilização do N a partir da dose estimada de 155 kg ha-1 de N. The experiment was carried out in Cáceres, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, aiming to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (N) on forage production and chemical composition of Tifton 85 bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.). A randomized complete block design was used, with five treatments (0, 60, 120, 180 and 240 kg ha-1) and four replications in 4.0 x 5.0 m plots. Four cuts were made at intervals of 30 days, at the height of 5 cm above ground level. N was applied after each cut, in the form of urea. For each kg ha-1 of N applied, we observed increases of 22.67 kg ha-1 in the production of total dry mass, 11.37 kg ha-1 in the production of green leaf blade, 0.052 cm in sward height, and 0.00955 dag kg-1 in crude protein content, and a reduction of 0.0142 dag kg-1 in NDF content. There was an increase in the extraction of N at a rate of 0.537 kg kg-1 of N, and sharp decline in the efficiency of N utilization from the estimated dose of 155 kg ha-1 of N.

Três cultivares de Panicum maximum Jacq. submetidos a pastejo rotativo foram avaliados ao longo do ano, antes e após o período de pastejo, quanto à composição botânica e química da dieta, consumo de matéria seca e ganho de peso animal. Os tratamentos constituíram em: 1) cv. Tanzânia + 50 kg/ha de N, 2) cv. Tanzânia + 100 kg/ha de N, 3) cv. Mombaça + 50 kg/ha de N, e 4) cv. Massai + 50 kg/ha de N. As dietas selecionadas pelos animais na cv. Massai tenderam a apresentar os menores valores de digestibilidade e proteína bruta e os maiores de fibra em detergente neutro, enquanto na cv. Mombaça as dietas continham, em geral, maiores teores de sílica. Os animais selecionaram, em média, 92,4% de folhas verdes, independentemente do tratamento e da época de amostragem. Os animais consumiram semelhantes quantidades de forragem nos diversos tratamentos, apresentando, em média, consumos de 1,9; 2,8; 3,4; e 2,3 kgMS/100kgPV, respectivamente, em junho, setembro e novembro de 1998 e março de 1999. Os piores resultados quanto ao ganho de peso por animal foram verificados na cv. Massai, mas, devido a sua alta capacidade de suporte na época chuvosa, superou a cv. Mombaça e cv. Tanzânia + 50 kg/ha de N, em termos de ganho de peso por área. A participação de folhas, a altura do pasto, o teor de proteína bruta da dieta selecionada pelos animais e o tamanho de bocado foram os fatores que mais influenciaram positivamente o ganho de peso animal. Three varieties of Panicum maximum Jacq. were evaluated by measuring the botanical and chemical composition of the diet, and the dry matter intake and weight gain of the animal under rotational grazing, before and after a period of grazing. The treatments were: 1) v. Tanzânia + 50 kg N/ha, 2) v. Tanzânia + 100 kg N/ha, 3) v. Mombaça + 50 kg N/ha, and 4) v. Massai + 50 kg N/ha. Of the diets selected by the animals, v. Massai tended to show lower values for digestibility and crude protein, and higher values for neutral detergent fiber; however, in general, the diets containing v. Mombaça had higher values for silica. The animals selected an average of 92.4% green leaves, independent of treatment and season of sampling. The animals consumed similar quantities of forage on the diverse treatments, with average intakes of 1.9, 2.8, 3.4, and 2.3 kg DM/100 kg BW, respectively, for June, September and November of 1998 and March of 1999. Low weight gains of the animals on v. Massai were verified, but due to the higher availability of forage during the rainy season, the weight gains per hectare were higher than for v. Mombaça + 50 kg N/ha and v. Tanzânia+ 50 kg N/ha. Factors which had the most positive influence on weight gain of the animals were quantity of leaves, height of the pasture, crude protein content of the diet selected by the animals, and size of the bite.

Três cultivares de Panicum maximum Jacq. submetidos a pastejo rotativo foram avaliados ao longo do ano, antes e após o período de pastejo, quanto às disponibilidades de matéria seca total e de folhas, altura, profundidade pastejada, densidade, participações de folhas, colmos e material morto, relações folha/colmo e folha/material morto. Os tratamentos constituíram em: 1) cv. Tanzânia + 50 kg/ha de N, 2) cv. Tanzânia + 100 kg/ha de N, 3) cv. Mombaça + 50 kg/ha de B e 4) cv. Massai + N 50 kg/ha de N. O cultivar Mombaça apresentou menores disponibilidades de folhas, e maiores proporções de colmo, enquanto o cv. Massai tanto apresentou características que poderiam favorecer a seleção de folhas, como maior densidade de MS e maior relação folha/colmo, como a característica desfavorável de apresentar menor relação folha/material morto. No cv. Tanzânia, a adubação nitrogenada no final do período chuvoso trouxe benefícios apenas em março, quando houve aumento nas relações folha/colmo e folha/material morto. A profundidade pastejada correlacionou-se positivamente com a altura, e os animais pastejaram em média 41% da altura da pastagem, no período seco, e 47% no período chuvoso. Three cultivars of Panicum maximum Jacq. under rotational grazing were evaluated for one year, before and after grazing, when measurements were made of the availability of total dry matter, height, residual dry matter, forage density, leaf dry matter, participation of leaves, stems and dead material, and ratios of leaf:stem and leaf:dead plant material. The treatments were 1) v. Tanzania + 50 kg N/ha, 2) v. Tanzania + 100 kg N/ha, 3) v. Mombaça + 50 kg N/ha, and 4) v. Massai + 50 kg N/ha. The Mombaça cultivar presented the poorest results, lowest production of leaves and the highest proportion of stems. However, the cv. Massai deservers attention for characteristics such as higher density of DM and higher leaf lamina:stem ratio; however, it presented a lower ratio of leaves:dead material. There were no significant differences in percentage of leaves among the cultivars. In the cv. Tanzania, nitrogen fertilization at the end of the rainy period had beneficial effects only in March when there was an increase in the leaf:stem and leaf:dead plant material ratios. The residual dry matter correlated positively with the height of the forage. The animals grazed 41% of the height of the pasture in the dry period, and 47% in the rainy period.

O estudo foi conduzido com o objetivo de estimar o valor nutritivo da MS de três cultivares de Panicum maximum Jacq. submetidas ao pastejo rotativo, através dos teores de proteína bruta, fibra em detergente neutro, fibra em detergente ácido, lignina, celulose, sílica e digestibilidade in vitro da matéria orgânica em amostras de folhas e colmos. Estudou-se, também, no cultivar Tanzânia, a adubação nitrogenada no final do período chuvoso, adicional à de manutenção comum às demais cultivares. As amostragens foram realizadas em junho, setembro e novembro de 1998 e março de 1999. Algumas diferenças entre tratamentos foram observadas, apresentando, em geral, menor valor nutritivo no cv. Massai, com menores teores de proteína bruta e digestibilidade e maiores teores de fibra em detergente neutro, fibra em detergente ácido e lignina tanto nas folhas, como nos colmos. Sua utilização como opção forrageira deve basear-se em outras características agronômicas. O cv. Mombaça apresentou, em geral, maiores teores de sílica e seu valor nutritivo não foi afetado pela adubação nitrogenada no final do período chuvoso, exceto pelo aumento no teor de proteína bruta e pela redução do conteúdo de lignina e sílica em março. O valor nutritivo dos colmos foi inferior ao das folhas. O início do período chuvoso foi, em geral, a época de maior valor nutritivo da forragem em todos os tratamentos. A study was conducted to evaluate three cultivars of Panicum maximum Jacq. under rotational grazing for the nutritive value,where the estimates of crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, lignin, cellulose, silica, and in vitro digestibility of the organic material were performed in samples of leaves and stems. Additional nitrogen was applied in cv. Tanzania at the end of the rainny season. Samples were taken in June, September, and October 1998 and in March 1999. Some differences among treatments were observed. In general, cv. Massai showed a lower nutritive value with lower crude protein and digestibility, and higher neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, and lignin, either in samples of leaves or in stems. Therefore, its utilization as a forage option should be based on other agronomic characteristics. The cv. Mombaça exhibited higher concentrations of silica and its nutritive value was not affected by nitrogen fertilization at the end of the rainny season, except for an increase in the percentage of crude protein and a reduction in the amount of lignin and silica in March. The nutritive value of the stems was inferior to the leaves. The nutritive value was highest in all treatments at the beginning of the rainny period.

The objective was to evaluate animal performance and nutritional characteristics of Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piatã in two integrated systems, during the summer and winter, five years after the initial establishment of the area. The randomized block experimental design was adopted with treatments consisting of a control (five native trees per hectare) and an integrated crop-livestock-forestry (ICLF) system with 227 eucalyptus trees per hectare. Animal performance, canopy height, soil cover, forage mass (leaf, stem and senescent material), and forage nutritive value were evaluated. Differences between systems were observed in forage mass (total, leaf, stem and senescent material), soil cover and forage nutritive value in both seasons. Shading conditions provided by eucalyptus in the ICLF system lead to a reduction in forage mass and neutral detergent fiber content, and to an increase in crude protein and in vitro organic matter digestibility. However, no effect on animal performance was obtained. The presence of trees improves the forage nutritive value without impacting animal performance in integrated systems. RESUMO O objetivo foi avaliar o desempenho animal e as características nutricionais de Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piatã em dois sistemas integrados, durante o verão e o inverno, cinco anos após o estabelecimento inicial da área. O delineamento experimental em blocos ao acaso foi adotado com tratamentos constituídos por um controle (cinco árvores nativas por hectare) e um sistema integrado lavoura-pecuária-floresta (ILPF) com 227 eucaliptos por hectare. Desempenho animal, altura do dossel, cobertura do solo, massa de forragem (folha, caule e material senescente) e valor nutritivo da forragem foram avaliados. Diferenças entre os sistemas foram observadas na massa de forragem (total, foliar, caule e material senescente), na cobertura do solo e no valor nutritivo da forragem em ambas as estações. As condições de sombreamento proporcionadas pelo eucalipto no sistema ICLF levaram a uma redução na massa de forragem e no teor de fibra em detergente neutro e a um aumento na proteína bruta e na digestibilidade in vitro da matéria orgânica. No entanto, nenhum efeito no desempenho animal foi obtido. A presença de árvores melhora o valor nutritivo da forragem, sem impactar o desempenho animal em sistemas integrados.