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
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
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
Databáze: OpenAIRE