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Anim Sci J ; 91(1): e13407, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32567213

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of including Acacia mearnsii tannin extract (TA) as a feed additive on nutrition and productive performance of dairy cows grazing a high-quality temperate pasture and receiving supplementation with a concentrate feedstuff. Fourteen multiparous Holstein cows were assigned to either of the following treatments: concentrate without or with 20 g TA/kg dry matter (DM). Concentrate intake accounted for 32% of the total DM intake. Tannin addition increased the herbage DM intake by 22% (p < .05). There was no effect of TA inclusion on milk yield, milk composition, milk nitrogen (N) excretion, milk and plasma urea-N concentration, urinary excretion of total N, urea-N, and purine derivatives. However, TA inclusion increased the N intake and retention, total N excretion in manure, fecal N to urine N ratio, and decreased the dietary N efficiency for milk production and the percentage of ingested N excreted in urine (p < .05). In conclusion, supplementing dairy cows grazing a high-quality temperate pasture with a concentrate containing 20 g TA/kg DM showed the potential of decreasing the proportion of ingested N excreted in urine without affecting the productive performance.


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Acacia/chemistry , Animal Feed , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/drug effects , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/physiology , Cattle/metabolism , Cattle/physiology , Diet/veterinary , Dietary Supplements , Herbivory , Lactation/metabolism , Milk/chemistry , Tannins/administration & dosage , Tannins/pharmacology , Animals , Dairying , Eating , Female , Nitrogen/metabolism , Tannins/isolation & purification
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Ciênc. rural (Online) ; 50(9): e20200095, 2020. tab
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1133325

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the dietary inclusion of Acacia mearnsii tannin extract (TA) on nutrients intake and digestibility, and nitrogen (N) retention by sheep given a tropical grass-based diet. The trial was conducted with six castrated male sheep in a cross-over design in two 21-days experimental periods. The sheep were housed in metabolic cages and offered Tifton 85 hay (Cynodon dactylon) ad libitum plus concentrate at a rate of 12 g of dry matter (DM)/kg body weight (BW). The treatments were concentrate without (Control) or with 10 g TA/kg DM (Tannin). Concentration of TA in the diet was 3.8 g/kg DM and did not affect the feed intake or apparent digestibility. The TA decreased the true digestibility of n compounds (P<0.05) whereas did not impact the N retention, microbial N flow to the small intestine or the efficiency of rumen microbial protein synthesis. In conclusion, a low dietary concentration of TA did not impact the nutrients supply and N use by sheep fed with a tropical grass-based diet.


RESUMO: O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o efeito da inclusão alimentar de extrato tanífero de Acacia mearnsii (TA) sobre o consumo, a digestibilidade e a retenção de nitrogênio (N) em ovinos alimentados com uma dieta a base de gramínea tropical. O experimento foi conduzido com seis ovinos machos castrados, em delineamento em reversão simples, com dois períodos experimentais de 21 dias cada. Os animais foram alojados em gaiolas metabólicas e alimentadas ad libitum com feno de Tifton 85 (Cynodon dactylon) mais concentrado oferecido a uma taxa de 12 g de matéria seca (MS)/kg de peso corporal. Os tratamentos foram: concentrado sem (Controle) ou com 10 g de TA/kg MS (Tanino). A concentração de TA na dieta foi de 3,8 g/kg MS e não afetou o consumo e nem a digestibilidade aparente dos nutrientes. O TA diminuiu a digestibilidade verdadeira do N (P<0,05), mas não afetou a retenção de N, o fluxo microbiano de N para o intestino delgado ou a eficiência de síntese de proteína microbiana no rúmen. Em conclusão, a inclusão de uma baixa dose de TA/kg MS na dieta não afetou a oferta de nutrientes nem o uso de N em ovinos alimentados com uma dieta baseada em uma gramínea tropical.

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Ciênc. rural ; 43(7): 1245-1250, jul. 2013. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-679248

ABSTRACT

Seis ovinos Texel × Corriedale (43,6±4,4kg de peso corporal (PC)), alimentados ad libitum com silagem de bagaço de sorgo sacarino (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. saccharatum), foram usados em um experimento em duplo Quadrado Latino 3×3 para avaliar o efeito nutricional da suplementação com níveis de farelo de girassol (0, 7 ou 14g kg-1 de PC). Uma solução (8%, p/v) de ureia e sulfato de amônio (9:1, respectivamente) foi misturada à silagem no momento do fornecimento aos animais, em todos os tratamentos, numa proporção de 50ml de solução kg-1 de silagem. O consumo total de matéria seca (MS), matéria orgânica (MO), fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) e de carboidratos não fibrosos (CNF), assim como o consumo de MS da silagem e de MO digestível, foram positivamente afetados (P<0,05) pelo aumento da suplementação com farelo de girassol. A digestibilidade da FDN não foi afetada pelos tratamentos, enquanto que a digestibilidade aparente da MS e da MO foi linearmente (P<0,05) incrementada pela suplementação. A eficiência de síntese proteica microbiana ruminal não foi influenciada pelos tratamentos, enquanto que o consumo, a digestibilidade, a excreção urinária e a retenção de N, assim como a síntese de proteína microbiana ruminal, foram linearmente e positivamente afetados pela suplementação (P<0,05). Em conclusão, a suplementação com farelo de girassol impacta positivamente a utilização da silagem de bagaço de sorgo sacarino e a oferta de nutrientes para ovinos.


Six Texel × Polwarth (43.6±4.4kg of body weight (BW)) wethers fed ad libitum sorghum bagasse silage (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. saccharatum) were used in a replicated 3×3 Latin Square experiment to evaluate the nutritional effect of supplementing levels of sunflower meal (0, 7 or 14g kg-1 de BW). In all treatments the urea plus ammonium sulphate (9:1, respectively) solution (8%, p/v) was mixed to silage at feeding at a rate of 50ml k-1g of silage. Total dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and non-fibre carbohydrates (NFC) intake, as well as DM intake from silage and digestible OM intake were positively affected (P<0.05) by increased levels of sunflower meal supplementation. The NDF digestibility was not affected by treatments whereas the apparent DM and OM digestibility were linearly increased (P<0.05) due supplementation. The efficiency of ruminal microbial protein synthesis was not affected by treatments whereas N intake, digestibility, urinary excretion and retention as well as rumen microbial protein synthesis increased linearly (P<0.05) at increased levels of supplementation. In conclusion, sunflower meal supplementation positively impacts sorghum silage utilization and nutrients supply to wethers.

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