01504naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000180006010000200007824501520009826000090025052006270025965300170088665300240090365300260092765300170095365300120097070000170098270000170099970000200101670000170103670000180105377301790107110875362012-11-13       2011    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a97898723175221 aTRINDADE, J. K.  aPrincipal Components Analysis of Sward Structure and Ingestive Behaviour of Beef Cattle managed at Levels of Herbage Allowances in Natural Pasture.  c2011  aThe management of herbage allowance (HA) is the main factor to adjust the requirements for the livestock production. However, the level of HA shapes the structure sward (Maraschin, 2001) and may determine different patterns of ingestive behavior. This study aimed to evaluate and to analyze by principal components of sward structure and ingestive behaviour of beef cattle grazing natural pasture in Southern Brazil. The levels of HA in natural pasture determines distinct swards structures and ingestive behaviour of beef cattle. The low HA determines a low sward structure that is possibly unfavourable to forage intake.  aGrazing time  aGregarious behavior  aMultivariate analysis  aSward height  aTussock1 aNEVES, F. P.1 aPINTO, C. E.1 aGENRO, T. C. M.1 aNABINGER, C.1 aCADENAZZI, M.  tIn: INTERNATIONAL RANGELAND CONGRESS, 9., 2011, Ros??rio. Diverse rangelands for a sustainable society. Ros??rio: Instituto Nacional de Tecnolog??a Agrpecuaria, 2011. p. 602.