Bovine and buffalo ruminal ammonia level

Authors

  • Marcus Antonio Zanetti Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Pirassununga, SP
  • José Carlos Machado Nogueira Filho Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Pirassununga, SP
  • Maria Eli M. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, São Paulo, SP
  • José Aparecido Cunha Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Pirassununga, SP
  • Edison Valvasori Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Nutrição e Alimentação Animal, Nova Odessa, SP

Keywords:

ammonia, buffalo, cattle, rumen metabolism, zebu

Abstract

The experiment was carried out with three zebu and three buffaloes with rumen canulas, weighting 520 kg and three years old, to study the rumen ammonia levels after feeding. The main objective was to find differences among species, because the ruminal flora differences. All the animals were given Coast cross hay (6.9 kg), corn grain (2.1 kg) and cotton seed meal (1.6 kg), with 10 % crude protein in the total ration. Feed was offered at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., and rumen samples collected before feeding in the morning and at 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours later, in the last experimental period . Rumen ammonia was higher in buffaloes, and it increased for both species through the time , with the highest value at 2 hours after feeding.

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Published

2013-12-03

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Section

ANIMAL NUTRITION

How to Cite

Bovine and buffalo ruminal ammonia level. (2013). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 56(2), 207-211. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/918

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