Effects of feed restriction and forage:concentrate ratio on digestibility, methane emission, and energy utilization by goats

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to to evaluate how feed restriction and different forage:concentrate ratios affect digestibility, methane emission (using the SF6 technique), and energy utilization of Anglo-Nubian goats. Fifteen (15) dry and non-pregnant Anglo Nubian goats, averaging 30±2.9 kg bo...

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Main Authors: Ana Rebeca Castro Lima, Marcia Helena Machado da Rocha Fernandes, Izabelle Auxiliadora Molina de Almeida Teixeira, Rosa Toyoko Shiraishi Frighetto, Thiago Francisco Ventoso Bompadre, Bruno Biagioli, Naomi Cristina Meister, Kléber Tomás de Resende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016001200781&lng=en&tlng=en