Dry matter and fiber fraction degradability of sugar cane treated with calcium oxide or sodium hydroxide Degradabilidade da matéria seca e da fração fibrosa da cana-de-açúcar tratada com hidróxido de sódio ou óxido de cálcio

The objective was to evaluate the parameters of ruminal degradation of dry matter (DM) and the constituents of the cell wall of sugar cane treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or calcium oxide (CaO) by in situ technique. Three crossbred steers were used, with rumen cannulas, which were incubated in...

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Main Authors: Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Daiane Maria Trindade Chagas, Aureliano José Vieira Pires, Leandro Sampaio Oliveira Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2009-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/1334