The experiment was carried out at the experimental station of EMBRAPA/National Dairy Research, at Coronel Pacheco, in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, to evaluate the qualitative aspects of nutrient recycling through the feces of grazing bovines. A 110 square meter plot was located in a previous established pasture of Brachiaria decumbens. The feces patches produced by the three animals remained in the area per 10 weeks and covered 0.8% of the surface. It was possible to observe the existence of two distinct regions of feces deposition. One associated with the grazing act when part of the feces were distributed with a lower density as compared to the other distinct area associated with rumination and resting, occupying a smaller area.
negative binomial; Poisson; Morisita index
