Effects of dietary palm oil supplementation on ruminal degradation and apparent digestibility of nutrients in sheep

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of palm oil on the ruminal environment and nutrient digestibility of sheep diets. Twenty rumen-cannulated sheep were kept in individual stalls equipped with feeding and drinking troughs The animals were fed five diets based...

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Main Authors: EZIQUIEL DE MORAIS, SHIRLEY M. SOUZA, SANDRA C. DE ÁVILA, IRAN BORGES, LUCIANO F. SOUSA, CÉLIA MARIA C. GUIMARÃES, ANDRÉ G. MACIEL E SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2023-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000701305&lng=en&tlng=en