Nutritional value of babassu cake as a substitute for sugarcane in feeding heifers

Nutritional value of babassu cake as a substitute for sugarcane in feeding heifers

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate intake, digestibility and performance in dairy heifers fed diets containing increasing levels of babassu cake (0, 100, 200 and 300 g kg-1 dry matter - DM) as a substitute for sugarcane treated with calcium oxide. Twenty-four heifers with an initial mean...

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Main Authors: Kélvia Jácome De Castro, Iran Borges, Fabrícia Rocha Chaves Miotto, Patrícia Guimarães Pimentel, Silas Primola Gomes, Guilherme Rocha Moreira, Andrea Pereira Pinto, Jose Neuman Miranda Neiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2023-12-01
Series:Revista Ciência Agronômica
Subjects:
Agro-industrial by-product
Alternative feeds
Nutritional value
Orbignya speciosa
Weight gain
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