Inclusion levels of superior third of cassava foliage silage for dairy cows in tropical graze: intake and digestibility - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v28i2.637

• Autor(a) principal: Modesto, Eliza Cristina
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Santos, Geraldo Tadeu dos, Jobim, Clóves Cabreira, Cecato, Ulysses, Silva, Daniele Cristina da, Zambom, Maximiliane Alavarse
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/637
• topic: Cynodon; digestibilidade; ingestão; rama de mandioca; terço superior

The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the intake and digestibility of Holsteins dairy cow fed with Cynodon graze and inclusion levels (0, 10, 20 e 30%) of superior third of cassava foliage silage (STCFS). Eight lactating dairy cow were used in a square design 4x4 and to inclusion levels, regression was used. The following aspects were analyzed: organic matter intake (OMI), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), crude protein (CP), total carbohydrate (TC), nonfiber carbohydrate (NFC); apparent digestibility of organic matter (ADOM), crude protein (ADCP), neutral detergent fiber (ADNDF), total carbohydrate (ADTC), nonfiber carbohydrate (ADNFC). The inclusion levels of STCFS had an increasing effect (p < 0.05) to total OMI, STCFS + concentrate DOI, STCFS + concentrate NDF, total CP, total TC, total NFC in kg/day and total OMI and total % live weight. The ADCP had decreasing effect (p < 0.05) with the increase of inclusion levels of STCFS.