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The article discusses the challenge of meeting the demand for animal nutrition during drought periods in the US Midwest and Southeast due to high input costs and severe weather conditions. It introduces hay production as a potential solution, a process that involves quickly drying forage to maintain nutritional value and allow long-term storage. This can improve zootechnical indices, reduce the need for concentrates, and provide a means of selling animals at profitable times. The article also mentions the importance of using the correct species for hay production and highlights the benefits of cynodon grasses and Panicum genus species. However, producing hay from legumes is more difficult due to the differences in dehydration speed between stems and leaves and the species' inability to support many cuts a year.
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But there are many producers concerned with how to meet this demand, first because of the high value of inputs, for feeding cattle and secondly because of the severe drought, mainly in the Midwest and Southeast of the country, reflecting the effect of the La Niña phenomenon. An interesting way out in regions affected by drought is the production of hay to complement the herd's diet. The technology still little used in Brazil, can contribute significantly to raise the zootechnical indexes, both directly and indirectly. But, after all, what is haymaking? This process consists of enabling the rapid dehydration of the forage plant to keep the product with good nutritional value and low level of loss, with the possibility of long-term storage. But, to keep this hay for a long time preserving its nutritional characteristics, some special care is needed. One is that the forage is properly dehydrated. In addition, you need to think about the storage location. A low incidence of light is ...
Source: Portal Do Agronegocio
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