Journal Article
Silvopastoral systems with native forage species and their impact on milk production and quality: a case study on a farm in the Colombian Amazonian foothills
Juan Pablo Narváez-Herrera; Joaquín Angulo-Arizala; Wilson Andrés Barragán-Hernández; Yenny Maricela Riascos-Guerrero; Liliana Mahecha-Ledesma
Agroforestry Systems · Vol. 99, Issue 8 · 2025
Abstract
This study compared a silvopastoral system (SPS) with promising shrub and tree species against a traditional grazing system (TS) in the Amazonian foothills of Colombia, evaluating milk production and composition, dry matter intake (DMI), and economic performance. A crossover design was applied with 10 lactating gyr × holstein crossbreed cows. Dry matter intake, milk production and feed efficiency were significantly greater ( p p > 0.05) between systems, milk urea nitrogen (MUN) was greater in the SPS (11.9 vs. 10.2 mg/dL; p