Intake, digestibility, and rumen and metabolic characteristics of cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogen and different levels of starch

Intake, digestibility, and rumen and metabolic characteristics of cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogen and different levels of starch

Objective Effects of nitrogen supplementation associated with different levels of starch on voluntary intake, digestibility, and rumen and metabolic characteristics of cattle fed low-quality tropical forage (Brachiaria decumbens hay, 7.4% crude protein, CP) were evaluated using ruminal and abomasal...

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Main Authors: Marcia de Oliveira Franco, Edenio Detmann, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, Erick Darlisson Batista, Luana Marta de Almeida Rufino, Marcília Medrado Barbosa, Alexandre Ribeiro Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2017-06-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
Subjects:
Digestibility
Fibre
Nitrogen Balance
Zebu
Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-30-6-797.pdf

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