Animal feed based on forage cactus: use of viscera in traditional dishes. Production of by-products that can result in an economic return

• Autor(a) principal: CAVALCANTE,Iara Tamires Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: SOUSA,Wandrick Hauss de, RIBEIRO,Neila Lidiany, CARTAXO,Felipe Queiroga, RAMOS,João Paulo de Farias, AZEVEDO,Paulo Sérgio de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Food Science and Technology (Campinas)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612022000101238
• topic: buchada; lambs; organs; added value; red offal; white offal

Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the yield of components that are not part of the carcass, edible organs, and with a commercial value of sheep finished in feedlot fed with complete ration silage based on forage cactus and different levels of inclusion of cotton cake. Thirty-two crossbred Dorper lambs with Santa Inês hairless sheep were used, with an initial age of 120 days, weighing on average 17 ± 1.5 kg. Consumption of 5% of the live weight of dry matter was established, being weighed and readjusted daily according to the leftovers of 10% to make then the calculations of the consumption of dry matter (DMC). The weight of blood, heart, digestive tract, liver, diaphragm, kidneys, respiratory system, head, paws, tail, bladder, spleen, gallbladder, skin, and total fat did not show any significant difference (P > 0.05) as a function of experimental diets. However, the maximum level tested in this study promotes an increase in the yield of edible organs, representing a potential source of income to add to the property's income.