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Intake and ingestive behavior in lambs fed low-digestibility forages

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Ingestive behavior of lambs fed diets consisting of fresh sugarcane with urea, bagasse treated with calcium oxide, and urea ammoniated sugarcane bagasse supplemented with concentrate mixture in 50:50 ratio were evaluated. For this, 34 wethers Santa Inês in their growing phase, with an average age of 3.0 ± 0.6 months and a mean initial live weight of 17.8± 5.2 kg were used. The animals were distributed in a completely randomized design and subjected to visual observation periods of 5 days, for 24 h a day, during the experimental period. Dry matter (DM) intake and intake efficiency of DM were higher (P < 0.05) for animals receiving fresh sugarcane with urea. The animals which were fed with bagasse treated with calcium oxide had higher (P < 0.05) consumption of neutral detergent fiber, longer feeding and chewing time (P < 0.05), and shorter (P < 0.05) idling time. The time spent on chewing the ruminal bolus did not differ from one diet to the other (P > 0.05). Grams of dry matter per ruminated bolus were similar among animals fed with fresh sugarcane and ammoniated bagasse (P > 0.05) but lower (P < 0.05) in animals fed with bagasse treated with calcium oxide. Rumination efficiency values, in grams of dry matter per hour, and grams of neutral detergent fiber per hour for all three diets were similar (P > 0.05) to those found for feeding efficiency. The number of feeding and rumination periods was not affected (P > 0.05) by diet. Based on the intake and ingestive behavior responses, the fresh sugarcane with urea compared to bagasse treated with calcium oxide and ammoniated bagasse was found to be the better alternative feed for use in lamb diets.

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  1. Federal Institute of the North of Minas Gerais, Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Antônio E. Filho, Paulo E. F. Santos, Rogério M. Murta & Fabiano M. Pereira

  2. Federal University of Bahia, 40170110, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Gleidson G. P. Carvalho, Camila M. A. Maranhão, Luana M. A. Rufino, Stefanie A. Santos & Douglas S. Pina

  3. Southwest State University of Bahia, Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil

    Aureliano J. V. Pires & Robério R. Silva

  4. Federal University of Minas Gerais, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Bruna M. A. Carvalho

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Filho, A.E., Carvalho, G.G.P., Pires, A.J.V. et al. Intake and ingestive behavior in lambs fed low-digestibility forages. Trop Anim Health Prod 48, 1315–1321 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-016-1090-x

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