Nutritional value of elephant grass genotypes

Autor: Cristian Faturi, José Adérito Rodrigues Filho, Paulo Henrique Machado de Souza, Ednaldo da Silva Filho, Aníbal Coutinho do Rêgo, Luiz Fernando de Souza Rodrigues
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Vol 52, Iss 10, Pp 951-955 (2017)
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira v.52 n.10 2017
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
instacron:EMBRAPA
ISSN: 0100-204X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2017001000016
Popis: The objective of this work was to assess the nutritive value of four elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) genotypes. The chemical composition, intake by sheep, and digestibility of different genotypes (G1, G2, G3, and G4) were evaluated. A dry matter (DM) digestibility assay was performed with total leftovers and feces collected from 20 sheep kept in metabolic cages. G3 had lower DM intake in grams per animal per day compared with G1 and G2, and it had greater digestibility, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber values. G1, G2, and G4 have the best nutritive values among the evaluated genotypes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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