Prickly Pear By-Product in the Feeding of Livestock Ruminants: Preliminary Investigation

In Sicily, the current increasing cultivation of <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> corresponds to an availability of prickly pear by-product (PPB) that results from fruit processing for juice extraction. This investigation aims to evaluate the nutritional traits of PPB for ruminant feeding and...

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Main Authors: Massimo Todaro, Marco Alabiso, Antonino Di Grigoli, Maria Luisa Scatassa, Cinzia Cardamone, Isabella Mancuso, Francesca Mazza, Adriana Bonanno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/949