Influence of intraruminal infusion of propionic acid and forage to concentrate levels on intake, digestibility and rumen characteristics in young bulls Influência da infusão ruminal de ácido propiônico e da relação volumoso: concentrado sobre o consumo e digestibilidade e características ruminais em novilhos

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of intraruminal infusion of propionic acid (RPA) associated to two (80:20 and 60:40) forage:concentrate ratios (FCR), for young bulls. Four Holstein × Zebu crossbred young bulls with average age of 7 months and 160 kg of body weight (BW) were distribu...

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Main Authors: Marinaldo Divino Ribeiro, José Carlos Pereira, Augusto César de Queiroz, Vitor Pereira Bettero, Hilário Cuquetto Mantovani, Cássio José da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2009-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982009000500023