Production of steers fed African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis L.) fiber with the addition of organic minerals and grazing Africa star grass

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dc.creatorArmando Gómez Vázquez
dc.creatorAlejandra Govea Luciano
dc.creatorE. De la Cruz Lázaro
dc.creatorA. Cruz Hernández
dc.creatorC.A. Álvarez González
dc.creatorNancy Patricia Brito Manzano
dc.creatorArely Bautista Galvez
dc.creatorC. C. Alfonso Juventino
dc.creatorJ.A. León Nájera
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:36:14Z
dc.descriptionThe effect of the addition of an organic mineral (Bioplex Quality Meat) and a complement of African oil palm fiber as supplementary forage in the gain and digestibility of fattening steers in grazing under tropical conditions was studied. A total of 40 crossbreed steers (Bos taurus x Bos indicus), with average initial live weight of 276 ± 28 kg for 120 d were used. They were fed individually with 1 kg d-1 of concentrate (14 % CP) and African oil palm fiber. A completely randomized design was applied, according to the following treatments: 1)control, only grazing (CG); 2) grazing + African oil palm fiber (AOPF-0); 3) grazing + African oil palm fiber + 15 g animal-1 d-1 of Bioplex Quality Meat (AOPF-15) and 4) grazing + African oil palm fiber + 30 g animal-1 d-1 Bioplex Quality Meat (AOPF-30). The daily weight gain of the steers was improved with Bioplex Quality Meat, with a linear effect (P <0.01); (CG = 492, AOPF-0 = 554, AOPF-15 = 637, AOPF-30 = 792 g d-1 Bioplex Quality Meat). This was associated with the increase in intake (linear effect P <0.05) of African oil palm fiber (CG = 0.0, AOPF- 0 = 3.06, AOPF-15 = 3.08, AOPF-30 = 3.36 kg d-1) and higher DM digestibility (P <0.05) with respect to the control group (CG = 67.13, AOPF-0 = 74.26, AOPF-15 = 72.29, AOPF-30 = 72.46 %).There was no effect on total forage or DM intake. It is concluded that Bioplex Quality Meat increases the nutrient availability of the African oil palm fiber, which improves the daily weight gain.
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dc.identifier0034-7485
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=193057230003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/438587
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInstituto de Ciencia Animal
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1930
dc.rightsRevista Cubana de Ciencia Agrícola
dc.sourceRevista Cubana de Ciencia Agrícola (Cuba) Num.4 Vol.51
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleProduction of steers fed African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis L.) fiber with the addition of organic minerals and grazing Africa star grass
dc.typeartículo científico

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