Corn Silage as a Total Diet with by-Products of the Babassu Agroindustry in the Feed of Confined Ruminants

This study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition of total ration silage (TRS) containing two babassu by-products to replace the corn. The silages were formulated to meet the requirements of sheep for an average daily gain of 200 g/day. A completely randomized experimental design was used with f...

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Published inAgronomy (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 417
Main Authors Sá, Cledson, Zanine, Anderson, Ferreira, Daniele, Parente, Henrique, Parente, Michelle, Santos, Edson Mauro, Lima, Anny Graycy, Santos, Francisco Naysson, Pereira, Danillo, Sousa, Francisca Claudia de, Costa, Renata, Castro, Carlos Rodolfo, Alves, Guilherme Ribeiro, Dórea, João Ricardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
Subjects
Ammonia
Attalea speciosa
Butyric acid
By products
Byproducts
Chemical composition
Corn
Corn silage
Design of experiments
Dry matter
Experimental design
Feeds
Fermentation
fermentation profile
Lactic acid
losses
Nutrition
Nutritional requirements
Nutritive value
Requirements
Sheep
Silage
Soybean
Soybeans
Vegetables
Brazil
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Summary:This study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition of total ration silage (TRS) containing two babassu by-products to replace the corn. The silages were formulated to meet the requirements of sheep for an average daily gain of 200 g/day. A completely randomized experimental design was used with four treatments and five replications. The treatments consisted of CS: Corn silage (Control); TRSS: Corn silage with corn and soybean meal; TRSF: Total ration silage with babassu mesocarp flour; and TRSC: Total feed silage with babassu cake. The chemical composition of the silages had a significant difference (p < 0.05) for all variates. There was a significant difference (p < 0.001) for gas (LG, p < 0.001) and effluent losses (LE, p < 0.001), dry matter recovery (DMR, p < 0.001), buffer capacity (BC, p < 0.001), lactic acid (LA, p < 0.001), butyric acid (BA, p < 0.001), lactic acid/fermentation products (LA:FP, p < 0.001), and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N, p < 0.001). The babassu by-products can replace ground corn by up to 50% in total ration silage and improve the fermentation profile and nutritional value of the silage, meeting the nutritional requirements of finishing sheep.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy13020417