Sugarcane bagasse as exclusive roughage for dairy heifers

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrate levels (40, 50, 60, and 70% on dry matter basis) on intake, digestibility of nutrients, and performance of heifers fed sugarcane bagasse as exclusive roughage. Twenty Girolando heifers, with an average body weig...

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Main Authors: Jonas Gomes Inácio, Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira, Randerson Cavalcante Silva, Janaina de Lima Silva, Júlio César Vieira de Oliveira, Djalma Cordeiro dos Santos, Luciana Felizardo Pereira Soares, José Maurício de Souza Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000100080&lng=en&tlng=en