Levels of inclusion of spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera Salm Dyck) in the diet of lambs

Cardoso, Daniel Barros; Carvalho, Francisco Fernando Ramos de; Medeiros, Geovergue Rodrigues de; Guim, Adriana; Cabral, Ana Maria Duarte; Véras, Robson Magno Liberal; Santos, Kelly Cristina dos; Dantas, Luan Carlos Nunes; Nascimento, Andreza Guedes de Oliveira

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.10.016

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“…The reduction in VW intake was 86.4% (2331.1 g/day). Other studies have also shown reductions in voluntary water intake in sheep with the inclusion of spineless cactus in the diet (BISPO et al 2007;COSTA et al 2012;CARDOSO et al 2019).…”

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“…The spineless cactus (Napolea cochenillifera Salm Dyck) is an important forage for livestock in Brazilian semi-arid regions. It has adaptive agronomic characteristics, such as being tolerant to hydric stress (SILVA et al, 2018), and being suitable as forage in diets for sheep (CARDOSO et al, 2019;MACIEL et al, 2019b). Spineless cactus, regardless of genus (Opuntia or Nopalea), has high levels of non-fibrous carbohydrates and water, constituting an important food resource for arid and semi-arid zones of the world (BATISTA et al, 2003;COSTA et al, 2009).…”

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Metabolic profile and renal function of lambs fed with maniçoba hay replacement by spineless cactus

Gouveia¹,

Soares²,

Moura³

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Rev Agr Acad

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Metabolic profile and renal function of lambs fed with maniçoba hay replacement by spineless cactus

Gouveia¹,

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Moura³

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Rev Agr Acad

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“…and Opuntia ssp.) have anatomical and morphophysiological characteristics that favor their adaptation to the environmental conditions in these regions (Cardoso et al, 2019).…”

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Variations in soil water replacement levels promote changes in forage cactus mineral composition and biomass productivity

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Population growth and the need to exploit natural resources to produce food and guarantee food sovereignty reduce water availability, which can influence nutrient absorption capacity and production of plants. This study evaluated whether variations in soil water replacement levels promote changes in the mineral composition and biomass productivity of forage cactus varieties. A field experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with five levels of reference evapotranspiration replacement (25, 50, 75, 100 and 125% ETo) and three replicates. Contents of the macronutrients N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S; micronutrients Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cl, Na and B; and biomass productivity were quantified in two varieties of forage cactus (‘Orelha de Elefante Mexicana’ and ‘Miúda’). The data were subjected to principal component and multivariate variance analysis. The mineral composition of the forage cactus varieties ‘Miúda’ and ‘Orelha de Elefante Mexicana’ can be optimized from soil water management, so as to obtain adequate nutritional balance for higher yield. The replacement level of 75% ETo promoted greater balance between nutrients in the cladodes of the forage cactus variety ‘Miúda’, while ‘Orelha de Elefante Mexicana’ had better nutritional balance with the replacement levels of 100 and 125% ETo. Soil water replacement levels of 100 and 125% ETo promote high accumulation of Na+ and Cl- ions in the cladodes of the forage cactus varieties studied. Highest biomass productivity of the varieties ‘Orelha de Elefante Mexicana’ and ‘Miúda’ was obtained with 75 and 100% ETo replacement levels, respectively. Among the varieties, ‘Orelha de Elefante Mexicana’ had a higher capacity for nutrient accumulation and biomass productivity, followed by ‘Miúda’, under the edaphoclimatic conditions of the Brazilian semiarid region.

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“…In this context, sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L) for silage, Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) for hay and cactus forage (Nopalea cochenillifera) are potential alternatives because they are tolerant to low rainfall, with considerable productive potential, easy to cultivate and nutritional value, being easy to grow (Cardoso et al, 2019;Tolentino et al, 2016).…”

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Forage sources in diets for dairy goats

Ramos

Sousa

Oliveira

et al. 2019

Acta Sci. Anim. Sci.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of sorghum silage, Buffel grass hay and forage palm fodder in the diet of dairy goats by means of performance tests and economic viability of different roughage sources. Eight Anglo-Nubian goats, multiparous, weighing around 40.13 ± 2.76 kg of live weight were used. The experiment lasted 84 days, consisting of four periods of 21 days, distributed in two Latin squares (4x4). The treatments represented by diets with different volumetric sources: SSCF: (sorghum silage+ forage palm+ concentrate); BHCF: (Buffel grass hay + cactus forage+ concentrate); SS: (sorghum silage+ concentrate) and BH: (Buffel grass hay + concentrate). Nutritional intake, digestibility, feed behavior, milk production and chemical composition and economic analysis were evaluated. Animals fed the BHCF diet had higher nutrient intakes and consequently were more productive in fat, protein, lactose, fat free solids and total solids. The BHCF diet led to a higher gross income in Brazilian currency. The safety margin of the SSCF diet presented the highest percentage, with 43.06%, and the BHCF diet, the lowest percentage, of 14.89. The association of forage palm with sorghum silage and Buffel grass hay can be used as a bulky source in lactating goat diets.

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Levels of inclusion of spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera Salm Dyck) in the diet of lambs

Cited by 64 publications

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Metabolic profile and renal function of lambs fed with maniçoba hay replacement by spineless cactus

Metabolic profile and renal function of lambs fed with maniçoba hay replacement by spineless cactus

Variations in soil water replacement levels promote changes in forage cactus mineral composition and biomass productivity

Forage sources in diets for dairy goats

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