Residue from common bean in substitution of cottonseed cake in diets for sheep

• Published in: Biological rhythm research Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 471 - 480
• Main Authors: Ferro, Mariane Moreno, De Moura Zanine, Anderson, De Souza, Alexandre Lima, De Jesus Ferreira, Daniele, Santos, Edson Mauro, Ribeiro Alves, Guilherme, Valério Geron, Luiz Juliano, Araujo Pinho, Ricardo Martins
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.04.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Alternative feed; Beans; Body weight; byproduct; Diet; Dietary fiber; Digestibility; Dry matter; intake; markers; Organic matter; Sheep
• ISSN: 0929-1016; 1744-4179
• DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2018.1535566

This study aimed to evaluate intake and digestibility in sheep fed with residue from common bean (0, 33%, 66% and 100%) in substitution of cottonseed cake (in a dry matter basis). Sixteen mongrel male sheep with average body weight of 30 kg were distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments and four replicates. The intakes of dry matter and organic matter expressed in gram/day had a quadratic effect. Substitution of cottonseed cake for residue from common bean caused the digestibility coefficients of the nutritional components to increase linearly (P < 0.05), except for the ether extract and neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein. The diets had no effects (P > 0.05) on fecal excretion. On the other hand, dry matter digestibility was quadratically affected (P < 0.05) by diets regardless of the indicator used. The results obtained in this study indicate that residue from common bean can replace up to 66% of cottonseed cake in the concentrate.