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Detoxified castor seed meal replaces soybean meal in the supplement for Holstein-Zebu crossbred steers finished on tropical pasture during the rainy season

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The objective of this study was to examine the effect of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with detoxified castor seed meal (DCM) on the intake, digestibility, feeding behavior, and performance of pasture-finished (rainy season) steers supplemented with concentrate at 0.4% of their body weight. Forty ½ Holstein + ½ Zebu steers (initial weight: 283.3 ± 36.3 kg) were allocated to four treatments in a completely randomized experimental design. Treatments consisted of diets in which DCM replaced 0, 30, 60, and 90% of SBM in the supplement dry matter (DM). The steers were finished on an Urochloa brizantha pasture and the experiment lasted 112 days. Replacing SBM with DCM did not influence (P > 0.05) the intake or apparent digestibility of DM, crude protein, or neutral detergent insoluble fiber of the animals. Grazing time increased (P < 005), whereas the intake and rumination efficiencies of the steers did not change (P > 0.05) with the substitution. The replacement of SBM with DCM in the supplement fed to the steers also did not influence (P > 0.05) their final weight, average daily gain, or feed conversion (P > 0.05). We recommend replacing up to 90% (DM basis) of SBM with DCM in the concentrate supplement of steers grazing on Urochloa brizantha pasture during rainy season while supplemented with concentrate at 0.4% of their body weight.

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This study was funded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES); and the “Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB)”.

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  1. Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste da Bahia, Primavera Square, Primavera, Itapetinga, Bahia, 45700-000, Brazil

    Silvia Layse Mendes Machado, Fabiano Ferreira da Silva, Laize Vieira Santos, João Wilian Dias Silva, Tarcísio Ribeiro Paixão, Vanessa Alexandre Vieira, Ana Paula Gomes da Silva, Marceliana da Conceição Santos & Robério Rodrigues Silva

  2. Universidade Federal da Bahia, Augusto Viana Street, Canela, Salvador, Bahia, 40110-909, Brazil

    Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho

  3. Universidade Federal Rural Do Semi-Árido, Francisco Mota Street, Costa E Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande Do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil

    Dorgival Morais de Lima Júnior

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Silvia Layse Mendes Machado, Fabiano Ferreira da Silva, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Laize Vieira Santos, João Wilian Dias Silva and Tarcísio Ribeiro Paixão conceptualized the study design, collected data, and conducted the experiment. Vanessa Alexandre Vieira, Ana Paula Gomes da Silva and Marceliana da Conceição Santos performed data analysis. Dorgival Morais de Lima Júniorr wrote the first draft of the paper. Robério Rodrigues Silva reviewed and commented on the first draft. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.

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Machado, S.L.M., da Silva, F.F., Carvalho, G.G.P.d. et al. Detoxified castor seed meal replaces soybean meal in the supplement for Holstein-Zebu crossbred steers finished on tropical pasture during the rainy season. Trop Anim Health Prod 55, 364 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-023-03786-y

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