Babassu mesocarp meal for ewe lambs feeding: In vitro ruminal fermentation and in vivo apparent digestibility

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dc.creatorLuciano Fernandes Sousa
dc.creatorJhone Tallison Lira de Sousa
dc.creatorErica Beatriz Schultz
dc.creatorGilberto de Lima Macedo
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:00:22Z
dc.descriptionThe purpose of the current study was to evaluate the in vitro fermentation (IVRF) and apparent in vivo digestibility (AIVD) of diets formulated with four inclusion levels of babassu mesocarp meal (BMM) (0.0; 7.5; 15.0 and 22.5%) in ewe lambs. The IVRF test was performed through the "Hohenheim Gas Test" technique, following a randomized complete block design, with four blocks (rumen fluids from four different bovines). Gas production was measured at 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after incubation. For the AIVD trial, 20 ewe lambs were used in a completely randomized design with five replicates. The animals were housed in metabolic cages during the digestibility test. Diets with BMM showed lower fermentation levels than those without BMM. The BMM reduced the gas production per incubation time and dry matter effective degradability (DMED), possibly due to its chemical characteristics, or even to the influence of other factors, such as physical properties. The BMM negatively influenced the AIVD of DM. Thus, it can be stated that, despite being a starch source, BMM reduces ruminal fermentation parameters when included in ruminant diets, negatively interfering with diet digestibility. Therefore, its use should be cautious.
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dc.identifier10.4025/actascianimsci.v43i1.51056
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/450349
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidade Estadual de Maringá
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dc.rightsActa Scientiarum. Animal Sciences
dc.sourceActa Scientiarum. Animal Sciences (Brasil) Vol.43
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleBabassu mesocarp meal for ewe lambs feeding: In vitro ruminal fermentation and in vivo apparent digestibility
dc.typeartículo científico

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