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September 10, 2025Acta Scientiarum Animal SciencesOpen Access

Ingestive behavior of Nellore cattle confined during the growing phase in different shading strategies

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HDHellén Felicidade DurãesCCCínara da Cunha Siqueira CarvalhoMGMaria Cecília Magalhães Gonçalves

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Experiment reveals that natural shading enhances feeding efficiency and weight gain in Nellore cattle, suggesting better management practices.

Key Points

  • Natural shading improved ingestive behavior, notably increasing feeding frequency and efficiency.
  • Animals under natural shade gained more weight, achieving higher final weights than those in full sun.
  • The study employed a completely randomized design with different shading treatments for 225 Nellore cattle.
  • Findings suggest natural shading is crucial for enhancing cattle welfare in semi-arid regions.

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Durães et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1bb7054b1d3bfb60ed8d2https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v47i1.71117
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