Ruminal parameters of bovines fed diets based on sugar cane with doses of calcium hydroxide

Ruminal parameters of bovines fed diets based on sugar cane with doses of calcium hydroxide

The objective of this study was to evaluate the administration of different doses of calcium hydroxide mixed with sugar cane fed to cows by the pH, ammonia nitrogen and volatile fatty acids concentration in ruminal content. Four cows with fistulated rumen were distributed in a Latin square (4 × 4) i...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Menezes Dias, Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Julio Cesar Damasceno, Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos, Ériklis Nogueira, Camila Celeste Brandão Ferreira Ítavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2012-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
ammonia nitrogen
ruminal pH
Saccharum officinarum
VFA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000400019

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