Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels dried cashew bagasse (DCB). Our experiment used a randomized design replicated four times, each replicate consisting of the following five treatments: 100% elephan...
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| author | Danillo Glaydson Farias Guerra Isaac Sydney Alves da Silva Maia Alexandre Paula Braga Liz Carolina da Silva Lagos Cortes Assis Jesane Alves de Lucena Denise Cristiane Bidler Clemente Fernandes dos Santos Neto Yonara Francisca Medeiros e Silva Maria Izabel Batista Pereira Márcia Marcila Fernandes Pinto |
| author_facet | Danillo Glaydson Farias Guerra Isaac Sydney Alves da Silva Maia Alexandre Paula Braga Liz Carolina da Silva Lagos Cortes Assis Jesane Alves de Lucena Denise Cristiane Bidler Clemente Fernandes dos Santos Neto Yonara Francisca Medeiros e Silva Maria Izabel Batista Pereira Márcia Marcila Fernandes Pinto |
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| description | The objective of the present study was to evaluate the chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels dried cashew bagasse (DCB). Our experiment used a randomized design replicated four times, each replicate consisting of the following five treatments: 100% elephant grass; 95% elephant grass + 5% DCB; 90% elephant grass + 10% DCB; 85% elephant grass + 15% DCB; and 80% elephant grass + 20% DCB. The elephant grass was cut manually to a residual height of 5 cm at 80 days of age, and cashew bagasse was obtained from the processing of cashew stalks used in fruit pulp manufacturing in Mossoró/RN. Plastic buckets were used as experimental silos, and 90 days after ensiling the experimental silos were opened and the contents analyzed. The addition of dried cashew bagasse to silage linearly increased the levels of dried matter and crude protein by 0.59% and 0.13%, respectively, for each 1% addition (P < 0.05). The neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent content of the silages was reduced by 0.22% and 0.09%, respectively, for each 1% addition of the bagasse. The total carbohydrate content was not influenced by the bagasse addition (P > 0.05), and averaged 82.29%. The levels of non-fiber carbohydrate showed linear growth (P < 0.05) as the dehydrated cashew bagasse was added, and pH and ammoniacal nitrogen levels were reduced. The addition of the dehydrated bagasse to elephant grass silage improves its chemical composition, and it can be effectively added up to the level of 20%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1770ba61893b480dab494dac22b188f02022-12-22T03:55:53ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaSemina: Ciências Agrárias1676-546X1679-03592016-04-01372997100610.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n2p99713655Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasseDanillo Glaydson Farias Guerra0Isaac Sydney Alves da Silva Maia1Alexandre Paula Braga2Liz Carolina da Silva Lagos Cortes Assis3Jesane Alves de Lucena4Denise Cristiane Bidler5Clemente Fernandes dos Santos Neto6Yonara Francisca Medeiros e Silva7Maria Izabel Batista Pereira8Márcia Marcila Fernandes Pinto9Universidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeUniversidade Estadual Vale do AcaraúUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoThe objective of the present study was to evaluate the chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels dried cashew bagasse (DCB). Our experiment used a randomized design replicated four times, each replicate consisting of the following five treatments: 100% elephant grass; 95% elephant grass + 5% DCB; 90% elephant grass + 10% DCB; 85% elephant grass + 15% DCB; and 80% elephant grass + 20% DCB. The elephant grass was cut manually to a residual height of 5 cm at 80 days of age, and cashew bagasse was obtained from the processing of cashew stalks used in fruit pulp manufacturing in Mossoró/RN. Plastic buckets were used as experimental silos, and 90 days after ensiling the experimental silos were opened and the contents analyzed. The addition of dried cashew bagasse to silage linearly increased the levels of dried matter and crude protein by 0.59% and 0.13%, respectively, for each 1% addition (P < 0.05). The neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent content of the silages was reduced by 0.22% and 0.09%, respectively, for each 1% addition of the bagasse. The total carbohydrate content was not influenced by the bagasse addition (P > 0.05), and averaged 82.29%. The levels of non-fiber carbohydrate showed linear growth (P < 0.05) as the dehydrated cashew bagasse was added, and pH and ammoniacal nitrogen levels were reduced. The addition of the dehydrated bagasse to elephant grass silage improves its chemical composition, and it can be effectively added up to the level of 20%.http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/21386AditivoFermentaçãoSubproduto. |
| spellingShingle | Danillo Glaydson Farias Guerra Isaac Sydney Alves da Silva Maia Alexandre Paula Braga Liz Carolina da Silva Lagos Cortes Assis Jesane Alves de Lucena Denise Cristiane Bidler Clemente Fernandes dos Santos Neto Yonara Francisca Medeiros e Silva Maria Izabel Batista Pereira Márcia Marcila Fernandes Pinto Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse Semina: Ciências Agrárias Aditivo Fermentação Subproduto. |
| title | Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse |
| title_full | Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse |
| title_fullStr | Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse |
| title_short | Chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse |
| title_sort | chemical composition of elephant grass silages supplemented with different levels of dehydrated cashew bagasse |
| topic | Aditivo Fermentação Subproduto. |
| url | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/21386 |
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