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Ruminal degradability of dry matter, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber of cultivars Stylozanthes guianensis (Mineirão) and Stylozanthes spp. (Campo Grande) were evaluated. Two incubations in rumen-fistulated adult bovine females were undertaken. Each incubation comprised of 25 samples of 7.0 g of each cultivar and samples were collected at 0, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 hours after incubation. At a 5 percent/hour passage rate, Stylozanthes guianensis had 75.70, 59.01 and 76.81 percent effective degradability for dry matter, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber, respectively, whereas Stylozanthes spp. had 68.39, 51.93 and 58.89 percent for the same fractions. The lag time was different (P<0.05) only for acid detergent fiber. Stylozanthes guianensis presented higher ruminal degradability in dry matter and fiber fraction when compared to those by Stylozanthes spp. The decision to adopt one or another cultivar depends on studies that take into account the cost of deployment and maintenance of leguminous cultivar and its assets...
Avaliou-se a degradabilidade ruminal da matéria e fração fibrosa do Stylozanthes guianensis cv. Mineirão e Stylozanthes spp. cv. Campo Grande. Foram realizadas duas incubações em fêmea bovina adulta canulada no rúmen. Em cada incubação foram utilizadas 25 amostras de cada cultivar (7,0 g). As amostras foram retiradas nos tempos 0, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 e 96 horas de incubação. Para a taxa de passagem de 5 por cento/hora, o estilosantes Mineirão apresentou 75,70 por cento, 59,01 por cento e 76,81 por cento de degradabilidade efetiva (DE) da matéria seca (MS), fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) e fibra em detergente ácido (FDA), respectivamente, enquanto a cultivar Campo Grande alcançou DE de 68,39 por cento (MS), 51,93 por cento (FDN) e 58,89 por cento (FDA). O tempo de colonização foi estatisticamente diferente (P<0,05) apenas para a FDA. A cultivar Mineirão apresentou maior degradabilidade ruminal tanto para a MS quanto para a sua porção fibrosa. A escolha por uma das duas cultivares depende de estudos que levem em conta o custo de estabelecimento e manutenção das leguminosas e o benefício resultante...
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Animals , Female , Adult , Cattle/metabolism , Digestive System Physiological Phenomena , Fabaceae , Digestion/physiology , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/physiologyABSTRACT
Avaliou-se, pela técnica in situ, a degradabilidade da matéria seca e da fração fibrosa da leguminosa estilosantes Campo Grande (Stylosanthes spp.). A cultivar Campo Grande é composta por uma mistura física de sementes das variedades S. capitata e S. macrocephala. Para o ensaio da degradabilidade, usou-se o método dos sacos de náilon, com duas incubações em um bovino adulto canulado no rúmen. O experimento foi realizado segundo o delineamento de blocos ao acaso, e os dados submetidos à análise de variância. A máxima degradabilidade efetiva foi atingida na taxa de passagem de 2%. Para a taxa de passagem de 5%, a degradabilidade efetiva foi de 68,4% para a matéria seca, 51,9% para a fibra em detergente neutro e 58,9% para a fibra em detergente ácido. Os resultados mostram que a cultivar analisada possui digestibilidade compatível com outras leguminosas tropicais atualmente utilizadas pelos produtores rurais, apresentando como vantagem o fato de ser nativa do bioma cerrado.
Using the in situ technique, this work evaluated the dry matter and fiber fraction degradability of the Campo Grande Stylos (Stylozanthes spp.). The Campo Grande cultivar consists of a physical seed mixture of the S. capitata and S. macrocephala varieties. For the degradability assay the nylon bag method was used, with two incubations in rumen cannulated adult bovine female. In each incubation 25 samples of 7.0 g each were used. The samples were collected at 0, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 hours. The experiment was conducted according to a randomized block design and data were submitted to variance analysis. The maximum effective degradability was in the 2% passage rate. For the 5% passage rate the Campo Grande stylos showed effective degradation of 68.4% for dry matter, 51.9% for neutral detergent fiber and 58.9% for acid detergent fiber. The results show that the analyzed cultivar has compatible digestibility in comparison to other tropical legumes currently used by farmers, and also has the advantage of being native from the Cerrado biome, and, therefore adapted to the region's ecological conditions.
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Chemical composition and dry matter (DM) productivity of 25 genotypes of sorghum were obtained. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with 25 treatments and three replications each. The data were submitted to analysis of variance and the means grouped by Scott-Knot Test (5 percent). The level of DM productivity varied from 6.82 to 14.17ton/hectare, and the higher level was obtained by VOLUMAX genotype (16.09 ton/hectare). The levels of crude protein varied from 5.24 to 7.79 percent. No differences were detected between the genotypes to neutral detergent fiber levels, which varied from 59.03 to 73.04 percent. Considering the level of acid detergent fiber, the variation interval was 26.78 to 40.92 percent. The better genotypes for silage production were ATF54*9929036, CMSXS212*9929048, CMSXS217*9929012, and VOLUMAX.