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Ingestive behavior of pastured crossbred dairy cows offered different supplement types

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of different supplements on the behavior variables of crossbred dairy cows that were in pasture that comprised two 4 × 4 Latin squares (four periods, four treatments, and four animals). Each experimental period lasted 15 days (10 days to adapt animals to treatments and 5 days for data collection). The animals were supplemented twice a day, with different forage (corn silage and cactus pear) and concentrate sources (soy mea + wheat meal + corn meal + cotton seed together and soy meal as a single constituent of the concentrate). A significant difference (p < 0.10) was observed for the percentage of time spent consuming the supplement and for idleness, rumination, and bite rate at the time of supplementation. The supplement intake period was greater for the cactus pear-based supplements due to the lower dry matter content. Those based on corn silage resulted in longer rumination periods than those consisting of cactus pear; however, the opposite was observed for supplements based on the cactus, which showed higher percentages of time for idleness. The supplementation influenced the ingestive behavior of crossbred dairy cows.

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Abbreviations

AU:

Animal unit

DM:

Dry matter

OM:

Organic matter

NM:

Natural matter

CP:

Crude Protein

EE:

Ether Extract

NDF:

Neutral Detergent Fiber

ADF:

Acid Detergent Fiber

TCHO:

Total Carbohydrates

NFC:

Nonfibrous Carbohydrate

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Aline Medeiros de Paula Mendes, Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira, Antonia Sherlânea Chaves Veras, Josimar Santos de Almeida & Anna Christine Alencar Fotius

  2. Departamento de Zootecnia, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns (UAG), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Avenida Bom Pastor s/n, Boa Vista, 55296-901, Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Dulciene Karla de Andrade Silva, Geane Dias Gonçalves Ferreira, Ricardo Brauer Vigoderis, Helton Gregory Santos Arcanjo, Jarbas Miguel Silva Jr. & Glébio de Almeida Farias

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de Paula Mendes, A.M., de Andrade Silva, D.K., de Andrade Ferreira, M. et al. Ingestive behavior of pastured crossbred dairy cows offered different supplement types. Trop Anim Health Prod 45, 231–237 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-012-0195-0

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