Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage
The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in ruminal protozoa in lambs after partial replacement of feed concentrates in their diets with Gliricidia sepium silage. Twenty-four male Santa Ines lambs with an average initial weight of 14.5 kg were used. The experimental design was completely...
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| author | Isabel Martinele Lucas Feitosa Silva Marta D'Agosto Evandro Neves Muniz José Luiz de Sá Gladston Rafael de Arruda Santos |
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| description | The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in ruminal protozoa in lambs after partial replacement of feed concentrates in their diets with Gliricidia sepium silage. Twenty-four male Santa Ines lambs with an average initial weight of 14.5 kg were used. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four treatments and six replications. Treatments (given as a percentage of dry matter) were as follows: control - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + concentrate (400 g kg-1 as fed); GS133 - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + G. sepium silage (133 g kg-1 as fed) + concentrate (267 g kg-1 as fed); GS267 - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + G. sepium silage (267g kg-1 as fed) + concentrate (133 g kg-1 as fed); and GS400 - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + G. sepium silage (400 g kg-1 as fed). Samples of rumen contents were obtained at slaughter, and analysis revealed the presence of nine genera of rumen protozoa that were present in all animals, with the exception of Enoploplastron and Eremoplastron. There were no significant differences in the average total numbers of rumen ciliates or in the composition of species between lambs. Inclusion of up to 400 g kg-1 (as fed) G. sepium silage in the diet of lambs does not affect the diversity or density of rumen protozoa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c693da81dab4ca8a38f5a282ca7dfb52022-12-22T01:30:04ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZootecniaRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia1806-92902014-08-0143843643910.1590/S1516-35982014000800006S1516-35982014000800436Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silageIsabel MartineleLucas Feitosa SilvaMarta D'AgostoEvandro Neves MunizJosé Luiz de SáGladston Rafael de Arruda SantosThe objective of this study was to evaluate changes in ruminal protozoa in lambs after partial replacement of feed concentrates in their diets with Gliricidia sepium silage. Twenty-four male Santa Ines lambs with an average initial weight of 14.5 kg were used. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four treatments and six replications. Treatments (given as a percentage of dry matter) were as follows: control - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + concentrate (400 g kg-1 as fed); GS133 - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + G. sepium silage (133 g kg-1 as fed) + concentrate (267 g kg-1 as fed); GS267 - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + G. sepium silage (267g kg-1 as fed) + concentrate (133 g kg-1 as fed); and GS400 - corn silage (600 g kg-1 as fed) + G. sepium silage (400 g kg-1 as fed). Samples of rumen contents were obtained at slaughter, and analysis revealed the presence of nine genera of rumen protozoa that were present in all animals, with the exception of Enoploplastron and Eremoplastron. There were no significant differences in the average total numbers of rumen ciliates or in the composition of species between lambs. Inclusion of up to 400 g kg-1 (as fed) G. sepium silage in the diet of lambs does not affect the diversity or density of rumen protozoa.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000800436&lng=en&tlng=enprotein supplementationrumen microorganismruminant |
| spellingShingle | Isabel Martinele Lucas Feitosa Silva Marta D'Agosto Evandro Neves Muniz José Luiz de Sá Gladston Rafael de Arruda Santos Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia protein supplementation rumen microorganism ruminant |
| title | Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage |
| title_full | Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage |
| title_fullStr | Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage |
| title_short | Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage |
| title_sort | abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed gliricidia sepium silage |
| topic | protein supplementation rumen microorganism ruminant |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000800436&lng=en&tlng=en |
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