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Chemical composition and dry matter digestibility of sugar cane oxide treated with calcium

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2014
The aim of this study was to identify the most adequate level of calcium oxide (CaO) in the treatment of sugar cane by evaluating the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of dry matter. The sugar cane was homogenized with CaO levels 0, 0.75, 1.
C.O. Romão, G.G.P. Carvalho, V.M. Leite, A.S. Santos, D.M.T. Chagas, O.L. Ribeiro, P.A. Oliveira, A.F. Magalhães, A.J.V. Pires   +8 more
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Cutting ages of elephant grass for chopped hay production

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2018
With the advancement of the cutting age, there is an increase in the forage yield of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum), but there is also a reduction of the protein levels and digestibility of this forage.
Eduardo André Ferreira, Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu, Junio Cesar Martinez, Thiago Gomes dos Santos Braz, Daniel Paulo Ferreira   +4 more
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The effect of stage of regrowth on the physical composition and nutritive value of the various vertical strata of kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus) pastures

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2020
A plot study was conducted at the Gatton Research Dairy, Queensland, Australia, to quantify the effects of 5 regrowth periods (9, 11, 14, 16 and 18 days) and 4 vertical strata on the composition and nutritive value of kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus ...
Marcelo A. Benvenutti, Craig Findsen, Jean V. Savian, David G. Mayer, David G. Barber   +4 more
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Microbiological characterization, nutritional value and digestibility of black oat hay with crotalaria or corn as predecessors [PDF]

Ciência Rural
: The present study assessed the influence of the preceding crop (crotalaria or corn) on the bromatological, digestibility and microbiological aspects of the EMBRAPA 139 black oat hay (Avena strigosa) cultivar.
Leslei Caroline Santos, Marcela Abbado Neres, Mikael Neumann, Caroline Daiane Nath, Lurdes Rodrigues da Silva, André Christofoleti Ventura, André Martins de Souza   +6 more
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Substituição da palma-gigante por palma-miúda em dietas para bovinos em crescimento e avaliação de indicadores internos Replacement of giant forage cactus by small forage cactus to growing dairy cattle diets and evaluation of internal markes

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2009
Objetivou-se avaliar a substituição da palma-gigante por palma-miúda em dietas para bovinos em crescimento sobre o consumo e a digestibilidade dos nutrientes.
Luiz Carlos Leal Torres, Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira, Adriana Guim, Márcio da Silva Vilela, Amanda Vasconcelos Guimarães, Emmanuelle Cordeiro da Silva   +5 more
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Estimating fecal output and nutrient digestibility using acid detergent insoluble ash as an intrinsic marker in lactating dairy cows: technical note [PDF]

Animal Bioscience
The current study was part of large experiments in a replicated 4×4 Latin square design where 4 dietary treatments (feed supplements) were examined. Fecal samples were obtained from the experiments via total collection (Experiment 1, n = 30; Experiment 2,
Jungeun Kim, Kiyeon Park, Houhua Hu, Chanhee Lee   +3 more
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Partial Replacement of Ground Corn with Glycerol in Beef Cattle Diets: Intake, Digestibility, Performance, and Carcass Characteristics. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of replacing dry ground corn with crude glycerol on intake, apparent digestibility, performance, and carcass characteristics of finishing beef bulls.
Pedro Del Bianco Benedeti, Pedro Veiga Rodrigues Paulino, Marcos Inácio Marcondes, Ivan França Smith Maciel, Matheus Custódio da Silva, Antonio Pinheiro Faciola   +5 more
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Effect of row spacing and maturity at harvest on the fermentative profile, aerobic stability, and nutritional characteristics of biomass sorghum (BRS 716) silage in the semiarid region of Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2021
The objective was to evaluate the effects of maturity at harvest and row spacing on fermentative profile, aerobic stability, and nutritional value of biomass sorghum (BRS 716) silage.
Fausto Expedito de Queiroz, Vicente Ribeiro Rocha Júnior, Flávio Pinto Monção, João Paulo Sampaio Rigueira, Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella, Leidy Darmony de Almeida Rufino, Alexandre Soares dos Santos, Matheus Wilson Silva Cordeiro   +7 more
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Inclusion of different levels of common-bean residue in sheep diets on nutrient intake and digestibility

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2016
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of including common-bean residue in diets for feedlot sheep on the intake and digestibility of nutrients by these animals.
Wanderson José Rodrigues de Castro, Anderson de Moura Zanine, Alexandre Lima de Souza, Daniele de Jesus Ferreira, Luiz Juliano Valerio Geron, André Gustavo Leão, Fagton de Mattos Negrão, Mariane Moreno Ferro   +7 more
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Comparison of two in situ reference methods to estimate indigestible NDF by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy in alfalfa

Heliyon, 2021
Undigested forage neutral detergent fiber (uNDF) from long-term ruminal in situ incubations are used to estimate indigestible neutral detergent fiber (iNDF).
G.J. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y.H. Yan, M.H. Hall, D.J. Undersander, D.K. Combs   +5 more
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