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Different roughage:concentrate ratios with and without liquid residue of cassava for lambs

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This aim of this study was to evaluate the intake and apparent digestibility of nutrients, ingestive behavior, blood parameters, and performance of lambs fed two roughage:concentrate (R:C) ratios, with or without liquid residue of cassava (LRC). Forty lambs (19.5 ± 1.45 kg body weight) were distributed in a completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial design. The intake of dry matter (1311 g/day) and total digestible nutrients (755 g/day), and the intake (172 g/day) and digestibility (552 g/kg) of crude protein were higher for lambs fed R:C of 40:60. The R:C ratio of 80:20 promoted a higher intake (585 g/day) and digestibility (461 g/kg) of neutral detergent fiber. There was an intake of LRC of 1.37 L/day for lambs fed R:C of 80:20 and 0.42 L/day for lambs fed R:C of 40:60. The lambs fed R:C of 80:20 spent more time in feeding (326 m/day) and rumination (530 m/day). The metabolic profile and performance of lambs were not affected by LRC inclusion. The body weight gain (220 g/day) was higher in lambs fed R:C of 40:60. A roughage:concentrate ratio of 40:60 is recommended for lambs because it resulted in the best performance, regardless of supplementation with liquid residue of cassava.

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  1. Department of Animal Science, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Dom Manoel de Medeiros Street, s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil

    Paulo Márcio Barbosa de Arruda Leite, Antonia Sherlânea Chaves Véras, Adriana Guim, Karla Katiene de Souza Silva & Daniel Barros Cardoso

  2. Academic Unit of Garanhuns, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Bom Pastor Avenue, s/n, Boa Vista, Garanhuns, PE, 55292-270, Brazil

    Robson Magno Liberal Véras

  3. Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira, s/n, José Tomé de Souza Ramos, Serra Talhada, PE, 56909-535, Brazil

    Evaristo Jorge Oliveira de Souza

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    Lígia Maria Gomes Barreto

  5. Multidisciplinary Center of Barra, Federal University of Western Bahia, August 23 Avenue, 860, Barra, Bahia, 47100-000, Brazil

    Janaina de Lima Silva

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de Arruda Leite, P.M.B., Véras, R.M.L., Véras, A.S.C. et al. Different roughage:concentrate ratios with and without liquid residue of cassava for lambs. Trop Anim Health Prod 50, 1807–1814 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1622-7

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