Sugarcane bagasse or elephant grass hay in diets for goats: Performance, feeding behavior and carcass characteristics

Sugarcane bagasse or elephant grass hay in diets for goats: Performance, feeding behavior and carcass characteristics

Background: Novel feeding strategies should be developed to produce high-quality meat in current goat production systems. Objective: To evaluate the effects of castration and the association of spineless cactus with sugarcane bagasse or elephant grass hay on nutrient intake, digestibility, performan...

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Main Authors: Victor H. Campelo-Lima, Stela Antas-Urbano, Marcelo Andrade-Ferreira, Pedro H. Cavalcante-Ribeiro, José I. Gomes-Bezerra, Juana C. Cariri-Chagas, Emerson Moreira-Aguiar, Adriano H. Nascimento-Rangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2021-12-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
Subjects:
carcass yield
caprine
castration
elephant grass hay
feedlot
fiber source
goat meat
roughage
small ruminants
sugarcane bagasse
Online Access:https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/rccp/article/view/347255

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