NUTRIENTS INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF PALM KERNEL CAKE IN SHEEP DIET

Authors

  • Maiana Visoná-Oliveira Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Isabel Cristina Ferreira Embrapa Cerrados
  • Gilberto de Lima Macedo Junior Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Luciano Fernandes Sousa Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Jhone Talisson Lira de Sousa Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Rogério Pereira dos Santos Universidade Federal do Tocantins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab.v16i2.25615

Keywords:

Animal Nutrition

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find the optimum inclusion level of palm kernel cake in sheep diet. We used 18 castrated rams, fed diets with inclusion levels of palm kernel cake of 0%, 7.5%, 15% and 22.5% of the total diet. Animals were housed in metabolic cages for 21 days. Data were subjected to regression study with 5% significance for equations and regression coefficients. The inclusion of palm kernel cake caused reduction in DM, hemicellulose, NDF, CP, TDN, TC and MM (P <0.01) and no significant differences in cellulose, ADF and NFC (P> 0.05). The intake of EE and lignin increased (P<0.01). The fiber content of the diets added to the consumption of lignin by the animals caused reduction in digestibility of GE and all analyzed nutrients (DM, CP, hemicellulose, NDF; P<0.05). There was reduction in metabolizability of the diets due to increased GE of feces (P <0.01). Nitrogen balance was positive in all treatments. The inclusion of palm kernel cake above 7.5% in sheep diet causes reduction in DMI and digestibility of nutrients with possible performance losses, especially in high-performance animals.

Keywords: Elaeis guineenses; energy balance; lignina; nitrogen balance; ruminants.

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Author Biographies

Maiana Visoná-Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Doutoranda em Ciências Veterinárias no Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia.

Isabel Cristina Ferreira, Embrapa Cerrados

Pesquisadora A - Embrapa Cerrados. Área de Produção Animal.

Gilberto de Lima Macedo Junior, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Professor Doutor da Faculdade de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Luciano Fernandes Sousa, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Professor Doutor da Faculdade de Zootecnia e Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Jhone Talisson Lira de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Graduando em Zootecnia da UFT

Rogério Pereira dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Pós Graduando em Ciência Animal Tropical da UFT

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Published

2015-04-30

How to Cite

VISONÁ-OLIVEIRA, M.; FERREIRA, I. C.; MACEDO JUNIOR, G. de L.; SOUSA, L. F.; SOUSA, J. T. L. de; SANTOS, R. P. dos. NUTRIENTS INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF PALM KERNEL CAKE IN SHEEP DIET. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 16, n. 2, p. 179–192, 2015. DOI: 10.1590/cab.v16i2.25615. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/25615. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Animal Production

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