Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) feed affects intake, digestibility and nitrogen retention of ovine fed with ryegrass hay (Lolium multiflorum Lam)

Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) feed affects intake, digestibility and nitrogen retention of ovine fed with ryegrass hay (Lolium multiflorum Lam)

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate sweet potato feed as an alternative energy supplement for ovine. A latin-square design was used to assess the effects of feeding the animals 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5% their body weight in sweet potato as well as ryegrass hay (Lolium multiflorum) twice daily, mineral sa...

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Main Authors: M.C. Machado, M.N. Corrêa, G.V. Kozloski, L. Oliveira, C.C. Brauner, A.A. Barbosa, K.B. Cardoso, F.A.B. Del Pino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2022-04-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Subjects:
nutrition
ruminants
energy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352022000100169&tlng=en

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