DIAGNOSIS OF THE PALATABILITY OF FRUITS OF THREE FODDER TREES IN RUMINANTS/Diagnóstico de la palatabilidad del fruto de tres árboles forrajeros en rumiantes

Autor: Saúl Rojas-Hernández, Jaime Olivares-Pérez, Fredy Quiroz-Cardoso, Abel Villa-Mancera, Moisés Cipriano Salazar, Luis Miguel Camacho Díaz, Alejandro Reynoso Palomar
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, Vol 3, Iss 7, Pp 121-127 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2007-9028
2007-901X
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 coecient of preference the palatability of these fruits as a feed source. Crude protein and neutral and acid detergent ber 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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