DIAGNOSIS OF THE PALATABILITY OF FRUITS OF THREE FODDER TREES IN RUMINANTS
| Autor: | Saúl Rojas Hernández, Jaime Olivares Pérez, Fredy Quiroz Cardoso, Abel Villa Mancera, Moises Cipriano-Salazar, Luis Miguel Camacho-Díaz, Alejandro Reynoso Palomar |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, Vol 3, Iss 7 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2007-9028 2007-901X 11807466 |
| DOI: | 10.19136/era.a3n7.664 |
| Popis: | The chemical composition, in vitro dry matter (IVDMD) and organic matter (IVOMD) digestibility of the fruits of Pithecellobium dulce, Acacia farnesiana and Acacia cochliacantha were determined. A cafeteria test in calves, sheep and goats was developed to determine through consumption of dry matter and coeficient of preference the palatability of these fruits as a feed source. Crude protein and neutral and acid detergent fiber contents were higher in the A. cochliacantha fruit (p < 0.001) with 11.1, 55.0 and 38.3 %, respectively. Total phenols were higher (p < 0.001) in A. farnesiana fruit with 39.7 %. The IVDMD and IVOMD were greater (p < 0.001) in P. dulce fruit with 57.7 and 35.6 %, respectively. The P. dulce fruit was more palatable (p < 0.0001) for calves and those of A. cochliacanta for sheep and goats (p < 0.05). It is concluded that palatability was higher for A. cochliacanta and P. dulce fruits due to their chemical composition. |
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