Supplements with different ruminal undegradable protein levels for dairy heifers in tropical pasture: intake, digestibility and plasma urea nitrogen
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Supplements with different ruminal undegradable protein levels for dairy heifers in tropical pasture : intake, digestibility and plasma urea nitrogen. / Oliveira, RL; Pereira, JC; Vieira, RAM; do Nascimento, D; Pacheco, BM; Ribeiro, MD; Leonel, FP.
PROGRESS IN RESEARCH ON ENERGY AND PROTEIN METABOLISM. ed. / WB Souffrant; CC Metges. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2003. p. 635-639 (EAAP EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION PUBLICATION).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Supplements with different ruminal undegradable protein levels for dairy heifers in tropical pasture
T2 - International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition
AU - Oliveira, RL
AU - Pereira, JC
AU - Vieira, RAM
AU - do Nascimento, D
AU - Pacheco, BM
AU - Ribeiro, MD
AU - Leonel, FP
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The effects of supplements with different levels (high, medium, low) of ruminal undegradable protein (RUP) by Brown-Swiss heifers grazing Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu on the intake, digestibility and plasma urea nitrogen concentrations were evaluated. The experiment lasted 90 days, divided in three periods of 30 days, corresponding to May, June and July 2000. Fifteen purebred Brown Swiss heifers (five by treatment), averaging 19.7 months and 394 kg live weight (LW), were used. The pasture availability was monitored to maintain offer of 6% LW, in green dry matter (GDM). The heifers were fed 2.5 kg/head/day of concentrate supplement, offered twice a day. Extrusa was collected in animals fistulated in the esophagus. Indigestible neutral detergent fiber (NDF) in the feeds and feces was used to determine the intake and digestibility. There were no effects of supplements on the pasture, however there were differences among periods, because, as dry season progressed, the forage availability decreased and leaf/colm ratio and senescent material proportion increased. There was no effect of treatments on forage intake or forage + supplement. DM, organic matter (OM) and CP digestibility, and total digestible nutrients (TDN) content were lower for the diets with high RUP content. The animals fed supplement with high RUP content showed average plasma N-urea concentrations lower than those fed supplement with average RUP contents, followed by those fed diets with low RUP.
AB - The effects of supplements with different levels (high, medium, low) of ruminal undegradable protein (RUP) by Brown-Swiss heifers grazing Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu on the intake, digestibility and plasma urea nitrogen concentrations were evaluated. The experiment lasted 90 days, divided in three periods of 30 days, corresponding to May, June and July 2000. Fifteen purebred Brown Swiss heifers (five by treatment), averaging 19.7 months and 394 kg live weight (LW), were used. The pasture availability was monitored to maintain offer of 6% LW, in green dry matter (GDM). The heifers were fed 2.5 kg/head/day of concentrate supplement, offered twice a day. Extrusa was collected in animals fistulated in the esophagus. Indigestible neutral detergent fiber (NDF) in the feeds and feces was used to determine the intake and digestibility. There were no effects of supplements on the pasture, however there were differences among periods, because, as dry season progressed, the forage availability decreased and leaf/colm ratio and senescent material proportion increased. There was no effect of treatments on forage intake or forage + supplement. DM, organic matter (OM) and CP digestibility, and total digestible nutrients (TDN) content were lower for the diets with high RUP content. The animals fed supplement with high RUP content showed average plasma N-urea concentrations lower than those fed supplement with average RUP contents, followed by those fed diets with low RUP.
KW - Brachiaria brizantha
KW - rotational grazing
KW - escape protein
KW - supplementation
KW - DIETS
M3 - Article in proceedings
SN - 90-76998-24-8
T3 - EAAP EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION PUBLICATION
SP - 635
EP - 639
BT - PROGRESS IN RESEARCH ON ENERGY AND PROTEIN METABOLISM
A2 - Souffrant, WB
A2 - Metges, CC
PB - Wageningen Academic Publishers
Y2 - 13 September 2003 through 18 September 2003
ER -
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