Digestibility and nitrogen balance of lambs fed sugarcane hydrolyzed under different conditions as roughage in the diet

This study aimed to evaluate the digestibility and nitrogen balance (NB) of lambs fed sugarcane hydrolyzed under different conditions. Fifteen Ile de France lambs at, on average, 23.5kg of body weight were evaluated. Treatments were: in natura sugarcane (IN), sugarcane hydrolyzed using 0.6% calcium...

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Main Authors: Viviane Endo, Américo Garcia da Silva Sobrinho, Fabiana Alves de Almeida, Natália Ludmila Lins Lima, Nivea Maria Brancacci Lopes Zeola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-02-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015000200304&lng=en&tlng=en