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Feeding behavior of sheep fed sugarcane silage enriched with detoxified castor bean meal
oleh: Aline Carsoso Oliveira, Rasmo Garcia, Vitor Visintin Silva de Almeida, Hellenn Cardoso Oliveira, Robério Rodrigues Silva, Dorgival Morais de Lima Júnior
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Diterbitkan: | Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (Eduem) 2019-04-01 |
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the feeding behavior of sheep fed sugarcane silage enriched with increasing levels of detoxified castor bean meal. Twenty-four non-castrated male Santa Inês sheep with an average body weight of 25.34 kg and four months of age, were distributed in four treatments - 0, 7, 14 and 21% of the natural matter of detoxified castor bean meal in sugarcane silage. There was a linear increase (p < 0.05) in time spent eating and feeding and rumination efficiency (g MS and NDF/h) with the inclusion of castor bean meal in silage. However, there was a linear decreasing response for time spent resting (p < 0.05). Time spent ruminating, number of boluses per day and numbers of chews per day per bolus were not affected (p > 0.05) by the inclusion of castor bean meal. The addition of detoxified castor bean meal to sugarcane silage reduces time spent eating and increases feed and rumination efficiency in sheep.