Bromatological and fermentative characteristics of elephant grass silages with the addition of annato by-product Características bromatológicas e fermentativas da silagem de capim-elefante contendo subproduto do urucum

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the nutritional value of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum, Schum.) silages with the addition of 0; 4; 8; 12 and 16% of the by-product from SPU annato (Bixa orellana, L.) based on natural matter. A complete random design was used with four replic...

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Main Authors: Margareth Maria Teles Rêgo, José Neuman Miranda Neiva, Maria Andréa Borges Cavalcante, Magno José Duarte Cândido, Rossana Herculano Clementino, João Restle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010000900007