INTAKE, DIGESTIBILITY AND GLYCEMIC CURVE OF SHEEP IN THE END OF PREGNANCY RECEIVING DIFFERENT ROUGHAGE:CONCENTRATE RELATION

Authors

  • Gilberto de L Macedo Junior Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Juan Ramon O. Perez UFLA
  • Oiti Jose Paula CEFET BAMBUí
  • Thais Romano V. Almeida
  • Roberta Moura Assis UFG
  • Patricia Maria França UFLA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v13i2.12454

Keywords:

Sheep production

Abstract

This research was carried out to investigate the effect of different levels of forage and concentrate in the diet offered to pregnant ewes on the intake, glucose level and apparent digestibility. A study of in vivo digestibility was done to determine the intake and the apparent digestibility and blood samples were collected to determine the glucose concentration. Sixteen adult, pregnant, non- lactating, Santa Inês ewes, weighting 54.10 ± 5.89 kg, were used. The experimental design used was a completely randomized arrangement, with four treatments (10%; 20%; 30% and 40% of roughage). The intake of DM, digestible energy, metabolizable energy and digestible protein was not influenced by treatments. The apparent digestibility of DM, CE and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) was not influenced by treatments. The apparent digestibility of CP and the intake of NDF were influenced by treatments. The glucose level was influenced by treatments and the times of collection.

KEYWORDS: Fiber; glucose; metabolism; pregnant; rume.

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Published

2012-06-26

How to Cite

MACEDO JUNIOR, G. de L.; PEREZ, J. R. O.; PAULA, O. J.; ALMEIDA, T. R. V.; ASSIS, R. M.; FRANÇA, P. M. INTAKE, DIGESTIBILITY AND GLYCEMIC CURVE OF SHEEP IN THE END OF PREGNANCY RECEIVING DIFFERENT ROUGHAGE:CONCENTRATE RELATION. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 2, p. 180–188, 2012. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v13i2.12454. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/12454. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Animal Production

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