FORAGE CACTUS COMBINED WITH DIFFERENT SILAGES AS DIETS FOR LACTATING RED SINDHI COWS
Autor: | ACIR JOSÉ DA SILVA SOBRAL, EVANDRO NEVES MUNIZ, RAFAEL DANTAS DOS SANTOS, JOSÉ HENRIQUE ALBUQUERQUE RANGEL |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | REVISTA CAATINGA; Vol. 35 No. 4 (2022); 945-955 Revista Caatinga; v. 35 n. 4 (2022); 945-955 Revista Caatinga Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA) instacron:UFERSA Revista Caatinga, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 945-955, Published: 14 NOV 2022 |
ISSN: | 1983-2125 0100-316X |
Popis: | Forage cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) is an important forage resource in the Northeast region of Brazil due to its adaptation to the edaphoclimatic conditions of the region, mainly to the drought periods. The objective of this work was to assess the effects of diets with forage cactus combined with different sources of fibers on dry matter and water intakes, digestibility, microbial protein production, balance of nitrogen compounds, and performance of Red Sindhi cows in the Semiarid region of Brazil. The silages used were prepared from plants of Atriplex nummularia Lindi., Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp., and Manihot pseudoglaziovii Pax & K. Hoffm. They were included in forage cactus-based diets at a roughage to concentrate ratio of 58:42. The cows were distributed in a 4×4 double Latin square design with 12 days for each period. Water intake presented differences (p |
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