CALCIUM SOURCE EFFECT ON APPARENT DIGESTIBILITY OF GRASS HAY Brachiaria decumbens Staph cv. Basiliski

Authors

  • Geisa Fleury Orsine UFG
  • Celso de Paula Costa UFG
  • Benir de Oliveira UFG
  • Deborah Gonçalves Rodrigues UFG
  • Clizeide R. Oliveira UFG

Abstract

An experiment was developed to determine the effect of addition of the marine alga Lithothamnium calcareum in the apparent digestibility of a low quality forage. Twelve adult lambs were kept in metabolical individual cages using a randomly design with three replications and four treatments as follows: I - Brachiaria decumbens grass hay, processed after the seed harvest; II - Hay plus 1000 ppm of calcium from CaCO3 (p.a.); III - Hay plus 1000 ppm of calcium from mineral supplement of alga; IV - Hay plus 2000 ppm of calcium from mineral supplement of alga. The mineral supplement of alga increased the digestibility of crude protein in 7,5% with dosage 1000 ppm and in 12% with dosage of 2000 ppm, when compared with control treatment, but such changes were not significant (P < 0,05). No differences were observed for dry matter and crude fiber.

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Published

2007-11-30

How to Cite

ORSINE, G. F.; COSTA, C. de P.; OLIVEIRA, B. de; RODRIGUES, D. G.; OLIVEIRA, C. R. CALCIUM SOURCE EFFECT ON APPARENT DIGESTIBILITY OF GRASS HAY Brachiaria decumbens Staph cv. Basiliski. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 19, n. 1, p. 49–58, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2566. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 19, n. 1, Jan./Dec. 1989

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Research Article

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