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Cattle of Colombian creole breed Chino Santandereano in the raising phase were subjected to stabling for 100 days in order to determine the productive, nutritional, and metabolic capacity when exposed to different degrees of protein-energy supplementation. Sixteen whole males with an initial mean weight of 377.69 ± 16.55 kg were used in completely randomized delineation with four treatments and four repetitions per treatment, as follows: UNS, not supplemented; low, supplemented with amounts relative to 0.5% of body weight; medium, supplemented with amounts relative to 1.0% of the live weight; and high, supplemented with amounts relative to 1.5% of body weight. At the end of each experimental period, the animals were weighed, and samples of feed, feces, blood, and urine were collected to determine the performance, consumption, and digestibility of the nutritional components, and nitrogen balance. In the greater performance, consumption, and digestibility of DM, OM, C-NFCP, EE, and NFC, the concentration of ureic nitrogen in blood and urine (P <0.05) was observed in supplemented animals when contrasted with UNS. Bovine Chinese Santandereano presents high productive, nutritional, and metabolic potential as a response to high levels of protein-energy supplementation.
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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by David Esteban Contreras Marquez, Emiro Rafael Canchila Asensio, Edwin Davier Correa Rojas, Candido José Ramírez Villareal, Yeisson Yesid Robles Yaruro, Bibiana Andrea Benavides Poveda, Jhonny Steveen Peralta Castiblanco, Dainer Alfonso Lagares Gomez, and Andrés Gilberto Calderón Cadena. The first draft of the manuscript was written by David Esteban Contreras Marquez and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Marquez, D.E.C., Asensio, E.R.C., Rojas, E.D.C. et al. Productive, nutritional, and metabolic performance of Chino Santandereano cattle receiving different degrees of protein-energy supplementation. Trop Anim Health Prod 53, 226 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02643-0
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