Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silage
ABSTRACT Objetive. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the best sunflower meal concentration in Massai grass silage. Materials and methods. The treatments were composed of 0, 8, 16, and 24% sunflower meal (natural matter basis) during ensiling of Massai grass, with four repetitions. Results....
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| author | Máikal S. Borja Ronaldo L. Oliveira Luciano S. Lima Adriana R. Bagaldo Gleidson GP. Carvalho Cláudio VDM Ribeiro |
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Objetive. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the best sunflower meal concentration in Massai grass silage. Materials and methods. The treatments were composed of 0, 8, 16, and 24% sunflower meal (natural matter basis) during ensiling of Massai grass, with four repetitions. Results. The regression equation showed that the inclusion of sunflower meal between 2.14% and 13.91% obtained a silage dry matter between 25 and 35%, which are the values recommended for the production of high quality silage. The addition of sunflower meal showed a linear increase in crude protein, reaching 18% DM with the highest concentration of sunflower meal. The highest feed value index was obtained with the addition of 24% sunflower meal in the silage. The estimated total digestible nutrient of silage increased linearly with sunflower meal concentration. The silage pH values had a quadratic effect, reaching the lowest value (4.1) with 15% sunflower meal addition. Conclusions. Based on the chemical composition and forage quality, a concentration of 14% sunflower meal should be used for high-quality silage with good nutritional value.. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-547dd1c8f4274e0783ae960deb65b7912022-12-21T18:50:09ZengUniversidad de CordobaRevista MVZ Cordoba0122-02681909-05442012-05-0117210.21897/rmvz.239Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silageMáikal S. Borja0Ronaldo L. Oliveira1Luciano S. Lima2Adriana R. Bagaldo3Gleidson GP. Carvalho4Cláudio VDM Ribeiro5Universidade Federal do Recôcavo da Bahia, Pós Graduação em Ciência Animal, Cruz da Almas, BrasilUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Produção Animal, Salvador, BrasilFederal University of BahiaUniversidade Federal do Recôcavo da Bahia, Pós Graduação em Ciência Animal, Cruz da Almas, Brasil.Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Produção Animal, Salvador, BrasilUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Produção Animal, Salvador, BrasilABSTRACT Objetive. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the best sunflower meal concentration in Massai grass silage. Materials and methods. The treatments were composed of 0, 8, 16, and 24% sunflower meal (natural matter basis) during ensiling of Massai grass, with four repetitions. Results. The regression equation showed that the inclusion of sunflower meal between 2.14% and 13.91% obtained a silage dry matter between 25 and 35%, which are the values recommended for the production of high quality silage. The addition of sunflower meal showed a linear increase in crude protein, reaching 18% DM with the highest concentration of sunflower meal. The highest feed value index was obtained with the addition of 24% sunflower meal in the silage. The estimated total digestible nutrient of silage increased linearly with sunflower meal concentration. The silage pH values had a quadratic effect, reaching the lowest value (4.1) with 15% sunflower meal addition. Conclusions. Based on the chemical composition and forage quality, a concentration of 14% sunflower meal should be used for high-quality silage with good nutritional value..http://revistas.unicordoba.edu.co/index.php/revistamvz/article/view/239Energyfermentationforage value indexruminantssilage |
| spellingShingle | Máikal S. Borja Ronaldo L. Oliveira Luciano S. Lima Adriana R. Bagaldo Gleidson GP. Carvalho Cláudio VDM Ribeiro Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silage Revista MVZ Cordoba Energy fermentation forage value index ruminants silage |
| title | Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silage |
| title_full | Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silage |
| title_fullStr | Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silage |
| title_short | Sunflower meal concentrations in Massai grass silage |
| title_sort | sunflower meal concentrations in massai grass silage |
| topic | Energy fermentation forage value index ruminants silage |
| url | http://revistas.unicordoba.edu.co/index.php/revistamvz/article/view/239 |
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