PERFORMANCE OF DAIRY CROSSBRED HEIFERS FED SUGAR CANE CORRECTED AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONCENTRATE HAVING “QUILLAJA SAPONARIA MOLINA” EXTRACT

Authors

  • Milton Luiz Moreira Lima Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
  • Juliano José de Resende Fernandes Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
  • Eduardo Rodrigues de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
  • Sandro de Castro Santos Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
  • Marília Carvalho da Cruz Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
  • Ângela Cristina F. de Brito Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

Keywords:

production of dairy cattle

Abstract

The current experiment evaluated the weight daily gain, dry matter intake and feed conversion rate of dairy crossbred heifers that received “Quillaja Saporinaria Molina” extract, which main effect is to inhibit the protozoa population and reduce the concentration and/or release of amonia in the rumen. The diets in this trial were constituted by sugar cane ad libitum and concentrate on the basis at 0,7% inclusion in relation of the live body weight. The supply of 1.5 or 3 g of the extract did not alter the dry matter intake (6.41 kg/heifer or 2.1% live body weight), the weight daily gain (0.789 kg/day) and the feed conversion rate (8.12:1). Saponin did not change the diet intake as well as did not improve the performance of dairy crossbred heifers in feedlot.

KEY WORDS: Additive, dry matter, feedlot, intake, feed conversion rate, weight gain.

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Published

2009-09-30

How to Cite

LIMA, Milton Luiz Moreira; FERNANDES, Juliano José de Resende; CARVALHO, Eduardo Rodrigues de; SANTOS, Sandro de Castro; CRUZ, Marília Carvalho da; BRITO, Ângela Cristina F. de. PERFORMANCE OF DAIRY CROSSBRED HEIFERS FED SUGAR CANE CORRECTED AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONCENTRATE HAVING “QUILLAJA SAPONARIA MOLINA” EXTRACT. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 3, p. 730–734, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/2251. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Animal Production

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