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Ferreira da Hora F, Rocha Júniora VR, Pinto Monção F, Paulo Sampaio Rigueira J, Silva Cordeiro MW, Albuquerque Caldeira L, Fogaça da Cruz FN, Silva Alencar AM, Albuquerque CJB, Barbosa Leal D, Cunha Siqueira Carvalho CD, Dulcineia da Costa M. Nutritional parameters and performance of crossbred heifers fed with millet and BRS 716 biomass sorghum silages. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2022.2155172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Fernanda Ferreira da Hora
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil
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de Sá Assis MC, Costa GRDR, Dias FMC, da Silva CS, de Lima JS, Torres TR, Silva DKDA, de Souza EJO. Can phytogenic additives replace monensin sodium in beef cattle feeding? Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:107. [PMID: 36913161 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03522-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Monensin sodium is one of the most common ionophores used in livestock feeding; however, ionophores are condemned by organized consumer groups. Bioactive compounds from plants found in the seasonally dry tropical forest have similar mechanisms of action as ionophores. The aim was to investigate the effects of replacing monensin sodium with phytogenic additives on the nutritional efficiency of beef cattle. Five 14-month-old Nellore bulls (average body weight 452.68 ± 42.60 kg) were used in the study. The experiment was designed as a 5 × 5 Latin Square (five treatments and five 22-day experimental periods). Within each period, 15 days were used for adaptation of animals to experimental conditions and 7 days for data collection. Bulls were fed a control diet (without additives), monensin (a diet containing monensin sodium 40% as a synthetic additive), and three diets containing phytogenic additives prepared from Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth) Brenan, Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd) Poiret, or Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. Nutritional efficiency was assessed through feed intake, nutrient digestibility, feeding behavior, and hematological parameters. Monensin and phytogenic additives did not influence (P > 0.05) feeding behavior or hematological parameters, but the nutrient intake was highest for bulls supplemented phytogenic additives (P < 0.05). Monensin supplementation did not influence (P > 0.05) feed intake. The phytogenic additives and monensin sodium increased (P < 0.05) the nutrient digestibility. Therefore, the phytogenic additives from P. juliflora, A. macrocarpa, and M. tenuiflora can be recommended to enhance the nutritional efficiency of confined Nellore cattle.
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- Méry Cristina de Sá Assis
- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira Avenue, S/N, Serra Talhada, PE, 56909-535, Brazil
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- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira Avenue, S/N, Serra Talhada, PE, 56909-535, Brazil
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- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira Avenue, S/N, Serra Talhada, PE, 56909-535, Brazil
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- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira Avenue, S/N, Serra Talhada, PE, 56909-535, Brazil
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Tropical grass silages with spineless cactus in diets of Holstein × Zebu heifers in the semiarid region of Brazil. Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:89. [PMID: 36805351 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03506-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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One of the factors that limit ruminant production in the semiarid region is the lack of roughage in the dry season. The management of forage plants adapted to edaphoclimatic conditions is a strategy to improve animal production. This study was conducted to examine the effects of biomass sorghum silage (BSS; Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and BRS capiaçu grass silage (CGS; Pennisetum purpureum Schum) with or without spineless cactus (Opuntia spp.) in crossbred Holstein × Zebu heifers' diets on the intake, apparent digestibility of the nutrients and animal performance (e.g., final weight, daily weight gain) (experiment 1). Also, to evaluate the ruminal kinetics of dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) of roughages used in diets using two animals cannulated in the rumen (experiment 2). In experiment 1, ten heifers with an initial body weight of 200 ± 2.74 kg (mean ± standard deviation) and a mean age of 10 months were used. The animals were distributed in an experimental design in two simultaneous 5 × 5 Latin squares. Five experimental diets were used: diet 1, Volumax sorghum silage (VSS); diet 2, biomass sorghum silage (BSS); diet 3, BRS capiaçu silage (CGS); diet 4, biomass sorghum silage (60%) with spineless cactus (40%) (BSS + SC); and diet 5, BRS capiaçu grass silage (60%) with spineless cactus (40%) (CGS + SC). The diets were formulated with sorghum silage or BRS capiaçu grass silage with or without spineless cactus (roughage) and a maize- and soybean-based concentrate (75:25 roughage-to-concentrate ratio) on DM basis. The experiment lasted 105 days, divided into five periods of 21 days (17 days for the adaptation of the animals to the diets and management and 4 for data collection and samples). The diets containing CGS and CGS + SC resulted in lower dry matter intake (DMI; 5.61 kg day-1; P < 0.01), which was 19.4% lower than the diets with VSS, BSS, and BSS + SC (7.00 kg day-1). The BSS + SC and CGS + SC diets showed higher crude protein digestibility (P < 0.01) at 21.9% than the other treatments (Volumax, BSS, CGS). The different diets did not change the final weight or the daily weight gain of the heifers. The BRS 716 biomass sorghum silage and BRS capiaçu grass combined with spineless cactus increased (P < 0.05) the intake of nonfibrous carbohydrates and did not interfere (P > 0.05) with the final weight or average daily gain of the crossbred Holstein × Zebu heifers. The standardized potentially degradable fraction (Bp) of the NDF was 13.91% higher (P < 0.01) for BSS and BSS + SC (61.6%) compared to the others (53.0%). A diet based on BSS + SC is recommended for feeding crossbred heifers in the growing phase.
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Borges L, Ruas J, Rocha Júnior V, Carvalho C, Monção F, Gomes V, Rigueira J, Pinheiro P, Sales E, Rufino L, Silva E, Queiroz D, Ferreira H. Effects of short-term feed restriction on the physiological parameters and metabolites of F1 Holstein x Zebu cows in different stages of lactation. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-11926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different nutritional plans on the productive, physiological and metabolic parameters of F1 ½ Holstein x ½ Zebu cows in different stages of lactation. Sixty lactating cows were allotted to a completely randomized 5 x 3 factorial design with five feed allowances and three lactation periods. The dry matter intake, milk yield and heart rate were reduced by 5.69kg, 2.41kg and 10.36 beats/min (morning) and 10.25 beats/min (afternoon) for each 1% feed restriction, respectively. There was no difference in the concentration of glucose, total protein, albumin, cholesterol and non-esterified fatty acids for cows subjected to different feed allowances, with means of 95.25, 7.98, 2.95, 121.68 and 0.45mg/dL, respectively. Feed restriction of up to 2.50% BW is a cost reduction strategy that does not alter milk yield, regardless of the stage of lactation.
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- L.A. Borges
- Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil
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Mendes Costa N, Rocha Júnior VR, Albuquerque Caldeira L, Pinto Monção F, de Oliveira Rabelo W, Vieira e Silva F, Silva Cordeiro MW, Pazzanese Duarte Lanna D, de Assis Pires DA, David Alves D, Sampaio Rigueira JP, Junqueira de Sales EC, da Cunha Siqueira Carvalho C. Feeding F1 Holstein x Zebu cows with different roughages and pseudostem hay of banana trees does not influence milk yield and chemical composition of milk and cheese. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2020.1773327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Natanael Mendes Costa
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- INCT – Animal Science Member, Janaúba, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, State University of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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