Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas Ecosystems
Native plants constitute an enormous source of nutrients for grazing animals, although their use has been limited due to the lack of knowledge about its properties. The aim of this research was to evaluate the nutritional characteristics of native plants from flooded savannas ecosystem. Seven transe...
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| author | Mauricio Vélez-Terranova Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño Andrés Mauricio Bejarano-Sánchez Daniela Alexandra González-Castro Rubén Darío Higuera-Pedraza Luis Alfonso Giraldo |
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| description | Native plants constitute an enormous source of nutrients for grazing animals, although their use has been limited due to the lack of knowledge about its properties. The aim of this research was to evaluate the nutritional characteristics of native plants from flooded savannas ecosystem. Seven transects (290 km) were carried out through the montane forests, gallery forests and open savannah ecosystems. A total of 42 plant species were collected (22 arboreal, 13 shrubs, 5 climbing and 2 herb plants) and their nutritional composition and digestibility were evaluated. Data analysis included univariate and multivariate methods. Nutritional composition and digestibility varied among the groups of arboreal, shrub, climbing and herb species. At an individual level plants such as <i>G. americana</i>, <i>C. cf minor-grandiflora</i> and <i>M. nobilis</i>, <i>A.Jahnii</i>, <i>P. hispidium</i>, <i>I. carnea</i>, <i>S. reticulate</i>, <i>H. furcellatus,</i> and <i>C. erosa</i> stood out by their protein, ash, and digestibility. At a group level, a mixed of 19 plants presented the highest digestibility, and the lowest fiber fraction constituted a promising forage alternative. Data variability was explained in the 47% by protein, ash, digestibility, and the different fiber fractions variables. Further studies related with the animal acceptability, performance and the presence of secondary metabolites are needed before being fully recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88bf73cce794414cbeaa4c3c7e7760722023-11-23T22:21:13ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-10-011210161310.3390/agriculture12101613Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas EcosystemsMauricio Vélez-Terranova0Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño1Andrés Mauricio Bejarano-Sánchez2Daniela Alexandra González-Castro3Rubén Darío Higuera-Pedraza4Luis Alfonso Giraldo5Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira 763533, ColombiaFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Villavicencio 500001, ColombiaFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, ColombiaFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, ColombiaFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, ColombiaLaboratorio de Biotecnología Ruminal, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín 050034, ColombiaNative plants constitute an enormous source of nutrients for grazing animals, although their use has been limited due to the lack of knowledge about its properties. The aim of this research was to evaluate the nutritional characteristics of native plants from flooded savannas ecosystem. Seven transects (290 km) were carried out through the montane forests, gallery forests and open savannah ecosystems. A total of 42 plant species were collected (22 arboreal, 13 shrubs, 5 climbing and 2 herb plants) and their nutritional composition and digestibility were evaluated. Data analysis included univariate and multivariate methods. Nutritional composition and digestibility varied among the groups of arboreal, shrub, climbing and herb species. At an individual level plants such as <i>G. americana</i>, <i>C. cf minor-grandiflora</i> and <i>M. nobilis</i>, <i>A.Jahnii</i>, <i>P. hispidium</i>, <i>I. carnea</i>, <i>S. reticulate</i>, <i>H. furcellatus,</i> and <i>C. erosa</i> stood out by their protein, ash, and digestibility. At a group level, a mixed of 19 plants presented the highest digestibility, and the lowest fiber fraction constituted a promising forage alternative. Data variability was explained in the 47% by protein, ash, digestibility, and the different fiber fractions variables. Further studies related with the animal acceptability, performance and the presence of secondary metabolites are needed before being fully recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/10/1613native vegetationnutritional alternativestropical flooded savannaslivestock sustainability |
| spellingShingle | Mauricio Vélez-Terranova Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño Andrés Mauricio Bejarano-Sánchez Daniela Alexandra González-Castro Rubén Darío Higuera-Pedraza Luis Alfonso Giraldo Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas Ecosystems Agriculture native vegetation nutritional alternatives tropical flooded savannas livestock sustainability |
| title | Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas Ecosystems |
| title_full | Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas Ecosystems |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas Ecosystems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas Ecosystems |
| title_short | Nutritional Characteristics and Digestibility of Woody and Herbaceous Native Plants from Tropical Flooded Savannas Ecosystems |
| title_sort | nutritional characteristics and digestibility of woody and herbaceous native plants from tropical flooded savannas ecosystems |
| topic | native vegetation nutritional alternatives tropical flooded savannas livestock sustainability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/10/1613 |
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