Fresh and artificially dried forages ruminal degradability. I. Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) and colonião grass (Panicum maximum Jack) degradabilities through "in situ" dacron bags in rumen fistulated steers

Authors

  • Laércio Melotti Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Carlos de Souza Lucci Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Edson Valvasori Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Benedito do Espírito Santo Campos Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa, SP
  • José Aparecido Cunha Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.1993.52029

Keywords:

Forrage (digestibility), Panicum maximum, Pennisetum purpureum, Cattle

Abstract

Ruminal degradability rates for dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP) and crude fiber (CF) of Panicum maximum and Pennisetum purpureum, grasses, both fresh and artificially dried, were fixed by nylon bags “ in situ” technique. Eight crossbred male rumen fistulated steers were used in a “changover” design 4 x 4, to test the following treatments: A) Napier grass; B) Napier grass, dried; C) Colonião grass; D) Colonião grass, dried. Results were statistically similar and with 48 h of incubation time were the following ones: DM = 42.5%, 45.9%; 52.7%; 50.7% CP = 37.9%; 53.0%; 49.7%; 46.9% CF = 32.2%; 39.7%; 40.0%; 45.2% for A, B, C and D treatments respectively.

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Published

1993-12-02

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ZOOTECHNICS

How to Cite

Fresh and artificially dried forages ruminal degradability. I. Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) and colonião grass (Panicum maximum Jack) degradabilities through "in situ" dacron bags in rumen fistulated steers. (1993). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 30(2), 155-159. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.1993.52029