Crude protein levels in diets containing pelleted concentrate for lactating goats: intake, digestibility, milk production and composition

Autor: Edileusa de Jesus dos Santos, Mara Lúcia Albuquerque Pereira, Jurandir Ferreira da Cruz, Mauro Pereira de Figueiredo, Paulo José Presídio Almeida, Eduardo de Jesus Novaes, Andréa Carolina Santos de Souza, Daiane de Oliveira Alencar, Leandro Borges Sousa, Taiala Cristina de Jesus Pereira
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Semina: Ciências Agrárias, Vol 36, Iss 4, Pp 2849-2860 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1679-0359
1676-546X
DOI: 10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n4p2849
Popis: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of crude protein (100, 130, 160 and 190 g kg-1 of dry matter) of diets composed of 200 g kg-1 of Tifton 85 grass hay and 800 g kg-1 of pelleted concentrate on intake, nutrient digestibility, production and composition of milk in lactating goats. Eight female Saanen goats with 42.7 ± 1.43 kg and 57.7 ± 7.37 days of lactation and milk production of 2 ± 0.22 kg at the beginning of the experiment were housed in individual 1.32 × 3.10 m stalls and distributed into two 4 × 4-balanced Latin squares. Intake of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein, ether extract and total digestible nutrients showed a quadratic effect, with maximum intake of 2.030; 2.000; 305; 769; 55 and 1.574 g day-1 at the levels of 140.7; 140.8; 189.2; 140.9; 144.9 e 142.7 g kg-1 DM, respectively. Digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, non-fibrous carbohydrates, ether extract and total digestible nutrient level varied linearly, with increases estimated at 0.54; 0.50, 2.02, 0.49, 0.80 and 0.63 g/100g for each percentage unit of protein added to the diet, respectively. Milk production was affected, with increase of 0.54 g for each 1% crude protein added to the diet. Milk lactose level decreased linearly, unlike the fat level, which increased linearly. Protein level showed a quadratic behavior, with a maximum of 36.7 g per kg of milk at the level of 160.5 g per kg of DM. It is recommended to use crude protein between 135 g and 150 g per kg of dry matter of diets consisting of 800 g of pelleted concentrate (composed of soybean meal replacing the alfalfa hay as protein source) per kg of DM for lactating goats producing 2 kg of milk per day.
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