Wagner Pires, one of the leading experts on pastures in the country, explains the differences in animal grazing and which grasses are suitable for the two, with management tips. Watch the video.
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Livestock farmers, the search for a pasture that serves both cattle and horses in the same area is a challenge. Raimundo Marcos, from Palmas (TO), has this doubt and wants to know if there is any variety of grass that can meet both animals. Watch the video below and check out the full recommendations. On Thursday, September 11, agricultural engineer Wagner Pires, a specialist in pastures and content ambassador for Giro do Boi, answered the question in the "Giro do Boi Responde" segment. He explains that most grasses are suitable for both, but the secret lies in the management, due to the different grazing patterns. The main difference between cattle and horse grazing is that cattle eat while walking, picking the tips of the grass. Horses, on the other hand, eat while standing and cut the grass down to the base, and sometimes even to the root. For cattle, this grazing pattern is not a problem. The issue lies with equines, because if they eat the apical meristem (the tissue from ...