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Nutritional effects and feeding behavior in ewes fed with biscuit bran and cashew nut bran, with different energy levels

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This research evaluated the effects of biscuit bran and cashew nut bran as energy source and additional energy level on intake, digestibility, feeding behavior, energy partitioning, N balance, and blood parameters on ewes. Twenty Morada Nova cull ewes breed (average age of 3 years old and initial body weight of 30.1 ± 3.56 kg) were distributed in a completely randomized design in a 2 × 2 factorial scheme of two energy sources (biscuit bran vs. cashew nut bran) and two levels of energy above 10% and 25% of the recommended energy requirements. The inclusion of cashew nut bran above 10% of the recommended energy promoted a lower crude protein (CP) and ethereal extract intake (P < 0.01) than cashew nut bran above 25% of the recommended energy. The interaction between energy source × energy level did not affect digestibility and energy partition on ewes (P > 0.05). The diet containing cashew nut bran above 10% of the recommended energy presented lower metabolizable energy intake and energy balance (P < 0.05). Regarding N balance, the cashew nut bran diet above 10% of the recommended energy decreased Nintake (P = 0.01), Nabsorbed (P < 0.01), and Nbalance (P = 0.04). Partial replacement of corn with the byproduct biscuit bran or cashew nut bran is a possible nutritional strategy. Ewes fed with 210 g/kg of biscuit bran presented greater CP intake and improvement of the protein use with the reduction of plasma levels of urea.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the State University of Vale do Acaraú for all technical support, facilities, and infrastructure.

Funding

This research was funded by the Cearense Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development Support (FUNCAP), Project DCR-0024–02069.01.00/16. The Regional Scientific Development STClarship contract to H. H. A. Costa was supported by a grant by the National Scientific and Technological Development Council (CNPq). The authors thank the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), for the sTClarship to the second author, and to the Coelho Ltd. and Resibras Ltd. companies, for donating the biscuit bran and cashew nut bran for the accomplishment of this research. The supporting agencies and companies participated neither in the study’s design, data collection, and analysis nor in the decision-making for preparation or publication of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Animal Science, Vale Do Acaraú State University, Sobral, 62040-370, Brazil

    Hélio Henrique Araújo Costa, Paulo de Tasso Vasconcelos Filho, Adailton Camêlo Costa & Aline Vieira Landim

  2. Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Maranhão, Chapadinha, 65500-000, Brazil

    Michelle de Oliveira Maia Parente & Francisco Naysson de Sousa Santos

  3. Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Minas, 30.123-970, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Eloisa de Oliveira Simões Saliba

  4. Institute of Studies of the Humid Tropic, Federal University of South and Southeast of Pará, Xinguara, 68557-335, Brazil

    Anaiane Pereira Souza

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H. H. A. Costa, conceptualization, methodology, funding acquisition, project administration, writing — original draft, and final review. P. T. Vasconcelos-Filho, data collection and data analysis. M. O. M. Parente and F. N. S. S, final review. E. O. S. Saliba, final review. A. P. Souza, writing and editing and final review. A. V. Landim, supervision, methodology, funding acquisition, data curation, and data analysis. A. C. Costa, data collection.

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Costa, H.H.A., de Tasso Vasconcelos Filho, P., de Oliveira Maia Parente, M. et al. Nutritional effects and feeding behavior in ewes fed with biscuit bran and cashew nut bran, with different energy levels. Trop Anim Health Prod 54, 374 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03372-8

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