The aim of this experiment was to study different methods of controlling undesirable plants in native pastures, associated with two levels of herbage allowance, and their effects on animal production. The treatments were no control (T), spring slashing (P), spring+autumn slashing (P+O) and spring slashing +chemical control (P+Q), under two levels of herbage allowance (8 and 14kg of dry matter 100kg-1 of liveweight per day). The experimental design was a randomized complete block with two replicates. Not have block effects neither interaction between methods of control and herbage allowances (P>0.05). The higher herbage allowance resulted in more liveweight gain per area (P<0.05). The treatments P and P+Q showed greater individual liveweight gain in relation to T. The controlling methods the undesirable plants and the levels of herbage allowance did not affect dry matter accumulation rate neither the dry matter disappearance rate (P>0.05). The results showed that it’s possible to keep the live body weight of bovine in native pasture in Serra do Sudeste of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil, during the winter’s period, utilizing management practices that secured a minimals levels of herbage allowance. These results showed also that the management of native pasture with slashing in spring, with or without chemical’s controlling, it’s provide a better individual development and less weight’s lose in winter’s period.
animal performance; slashing of the autumn; herbage allowance; herbicide; slashing of the spring
