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Effect of calcium lignosulfonate supplementation on metabolic profiles of confined lambs

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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of calcium lignosulfonate associated with whole cottonseed in high-concentrate diets for sheep. Eight Dorper crossbred sheep with an average live weight of 42.5 ± 1.70 kg were assigned to two 4 × 4 Latin squares. The following experimental diets were evaluated: control diet (without calcium lignosulfonate) and diets with inclusion of 50, 100, and 150 g of calcium lignosulfonate/kg fresh matter. Diets were composed of soybean meal, ground corn, and whole cottonseed. Feed intake, digestibility, metabolic characteristics, and feeding behavior were evaluated. The intake of nutritional components did not show significant differences as a function of the lignosulfonate levels in the diet; however, the increase in calcium lignosulfonate levels linearly decreased the dry matter digestibility. Rumen ammonia nitrogen concentrations decreased linearly as the lignosulfonate levels in the diets were increased. There was no effect of lignosulfonate levels on blood parameters or feeding behavior of the animals. The use of lignosulfonate associated with cottonseed decreases the digestibility of dry matter and the concentration of rumen ammonia nitrogen, but does not change the intake of nutritional components, the blood parameters, or the feeding behavior of sheep.

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For this project (Proc. 0019/2013), this study received financial support from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB).

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  1. State University of Southeast Bahia, Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil

    Maria Luiza França Silva, Robério Rodrigues Silva & Pablo Teixeira Viana

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

    Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Tamires da Silva Magalhães, Aracele Vieira Santos, José Esler Freitas Júnior, Camila de Oliveira Nascimento & Carlos Emanuel Eiras

  3. Federal University of Pará, Castanhal, Pará, Brazil

    Luana Marta de Almeida Rufino

  4. State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

    José Augusto Gomes Azevedo

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Silva, M.L.F., de Carvalho, G.G.P., Silva, R.R. et al. Effect of calcium lignosulfonate supplementation on metabolic profiles of confined lambs. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 19953–19961 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2121-0

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