Efeito de diferentes níveis de suplementacao sobre o ganho de peso de novilhos confinados alimentados com casca fresca do fruto do cacaueiro
The effect of the suplementary feeding of a mixture of concentrates on the live weight gain of young bulls fed with fresh cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husks as the only source of bulk was studied. Three levels of the mixture were added to the husks, fed ad libitum to 21 young bulls confined for finishing. The average dry matter consumption from the bulk fraction did not differ among treatments (P minor 0.05). The bulk portions in the rations of treatments 1, 2 and 3 were 82.0, 77.6 and 71.4 percent of dry matter respectively, much more than that recommended by the National Research Council for young bulls of the same category with an expected weight gain of 900 g/day. There was no significant statistical difference between treatments of live weight gain. The tendency of this parameter shows treatment 2 to be the most efficient.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
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1985
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| Subjects: | CASCARAS DE CACAO, SUPLEMENTOS DE PIENSOS, FEEDLOT, ALIMENTACION DE LOS ANIMALES, BRASIL, |
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| Summary: | The effect of the suplementary feeding of a mixture of concentrates on the live weight gain of young bulls fed with fresh cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husks as the only source of bulk was studied. Three levels of the mixture were added to the husks, fed ad libitum to 21 young bulls confined for finishing. The average dry matter consumption from the bulk fraction did not differ among treatments (P minor 0.05). The bulk portions in the rations of treatments 1, 2 and 3 were 82.0, 77.6 and 71.4 percent of dry matter respectively, much more than that recommended by the National Research Council for young bulls of the same category with an expected weight gain of 900 g/day. There was no significant statistical difference between treatments of live weight gain. The tendency of this parameter shows treatment 2 to be the most efficient. |
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