Sugar cane as cattle ration ingredient

Authors

  • Laércio José Pacola Instituto de Zootecnia, Estação Experimental de Zootecnia de Sertãozinho, SP
  • Celso Boin Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Zootecnia de Bovinos de Corte, Nova Odessa, SP
  • João Carlos Aguiar de Mattos Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Zootecnia de Bovinos de Corte, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Edgard Leone Caielli Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Nova Odessa, SP

Abstract

Twenty-four bullocks with about 24 months of age and 358kg of liveweight were used to compare three sugar cane based diets: A = fresh sugar cane (80%) + cottonseed meal (20%); 8 = fresh sugar cane (60%) + dried sugar cane bagasse (20%) + cottonseed meal (20%); and C = fresh sugar cane (40%) + dried sugar cane bagasse (40%) + cottonseed meal) (20%). Dry matter intakes (A = 1.6; B = 1.3; and C = 1.1 kg/100 kg LW), and daily liveweight gains (A = 0.781; 8 = 0.350 and C = €” 0.234 kg), were significantly decrease by decreasing the fresh sugar cane and increasing the dired sugar cane bagasse in the diets.

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Published

2014-01-29

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

How to Cite

Sugar cane as cattle ration ingredient. (2014). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 43(1), 1-6. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/602

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