Cocoa byproduct in diets for dairy heifers

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of substituting Tifton 85 hay (Cynodon sp. cv. Tifton 85) with levels of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) byproduct (0, 8, 16, and 24%, diet dry matter basis) in the diet of 16 Holstein × Gir heifers with an average body weight of 363.0±27.7 kg on thei...

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Main Authors: Mércia Regina Pereira de Figueiredo, Eloisa de Oliveira Simões Saliba, Geraldo Sérgio Senra Carneiro Barbosa, Fernando César Ferraz Lopes, Filipe Aguiar e Silva, Cecília Ribeiro da Mota e Silva, Andressa Nathalie Nunes, Meliza Cristina Pereira de Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2018-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100617&lng=en&tlng=en