&lt;b&gt;Mesquite pod meal in sheep diet: intake, apparent digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance

Santos, Edileusa de Jesus dos; Pereira, Mara Lúcia de Albuquerque; Almeida, Paulo José Presídio; Moreira, Jeruzia Vitória; Souza, Andréia Carolina Santos de; Pereira, César Augusto Ramos

doi:10.4025/actascianimsci.v37i1.24466

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“…The difficulty obtaining a regular supply of good‐quality feedstuffs all year long is one of the major obstacles faced by sheep farmers in semi‐arid regions of the world. Therefore, forage preservation is an alternative for animals reared in regions with long periods of drought, as it can prevent weight losses and declines in production performance (Santos et al., ).…”

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Effects of pearl millet silage ammoniation with urea on carcass and meat quality of lambs

Carvalho

Freitas

Santos

et al. 2018

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pearl millet silage ammoniated with urea on lamb carcass characteristics and meat quality. Thirty-two noncastrated crossbred lambs at 4-5 months of age, with an average initial body weight of 17.39 ± 2.16 kg, were distributed into four treatments in a randomized block experimental design with eight animals per treatment. Experimental diets were composed of pearl millet silage ammoniated with four levels of urea (0%, 2%, 4% and 6%, on dry matter basis (DM). Carcass conformation and fatness decreased linearly (p < 0.05). Except for the fat content, the proximate composition was not influenced (p < 0.05) by the diets. Meat lightness and yellowness increased linearly (p < 0.05). There was no effect of diets (p > 0.05) on cooking losses or shear force. The levels of oleic and erucic fatty acid levels in the meat decreased linearly (p < 0.05), whereas linoleic and eicosadienoic acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA:SFA ratio and ω6 contents increased (p < 0.05). Pearl millet silage ammoniated with urea allows for the production of good-quality lamb meat, with greater concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids. However, lambs fed diets with pearl millet ammoniated with up to 6% lead to a reduction of carcass characteristics without significantly affecting loin-eye area possibly associated with low palatability of the additive used. The lower acceptance of the silages with higher levels of urea is due to the ammonia retention in the material is attributed to the ammonization process. Thus, in spite of the benefits on lamb meat quality, it is suggested that the use of this additive in the ammonization of tropical forages be carried out with care, in limits of up to 6%.

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Effects of pearl millet silage ammoniation with urea on carcass and meat quality of lambs

Carvalho

Freitas

Santos

et al. 2018

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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“…However, both CS and CSI favored the intake of most nutrients by the sheep when compared with FC1 and FC2. In many cases, decreases in nutrient intake may be due to nutritional factors such as elevated or low NDF contents or excess NFC (Santos et al, 2015;Sousa et al, 2018). In addition to having very similar chemical compositions, all diets were isonitrogenous.…”

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Intake, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance, and microbial protein synthesis in sheep fed spineless-cactus silage and fresh spineless cactus

Pereira

Santos

Oliveira

et al. 2021

Small Ruminant Research

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“…In this study, there was no difference in palatability and preference of feed containing or not 3% FPM (Table 5). Santos et al (2015) reported an increase in DM intake in sheep consuming diets with increasing levels of mesquite pod meal and attributed this behavior to the taste of the food as well as due to the reduction in NDF content of diets. In agreement with Valadares Filho (2006), sugars present in mesquite pod are composed of 75% sucrose.…”

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<b>Fine mesquite pod meal on performance, palatability and feed preference in lambs

Aguiar

Pedreira

Caires

et al. 2015

Acta Sci. Anim. Sci.

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We evaluated the effect of inclusion of fine mesquite pod meal (FPM) in the diet on performance, preference and palatability of diets in feedlot lambs. Five diets were formulated with increasing levels of FPM (0, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 6.0%). For performance evaluation, the design was completely randomized with five treatments and seven replications. For palatability and preference analysis, the same design was used, but the treatments consisted of diets with 0 and 3% FPM and fourteen replications. The palatability was assessed considering the amount of feed consumed within 30 min., and the preference, considering the feed intake after 24 hours. FPM had no influence on weight gain, but caused a reduction in intake and an increase in dry matter digestibility for inclusion level above 2.4%. The greatest contribution of FPM inclusion is due to the increase in neutral detergent fiber digestibility. The preference and palatability in feedlot lambs is not affected by the inclusion of 3% FPM.

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<b>Mesquite pod meal in sheep diet: intake, apparent digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance

Cited by 8 publications

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Effects of pearl millet silage ammoniation with urea on carcass and meat quality of lambs

Effects of pearl millet silage ammoniation with urea on carcass and meat quality of lambs

Intake, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance, and microbial protein synthesis in sheep fed spineless-cactus silage and fresh spineless cactus

<b>Fine mesquite pod meal on performance, palatability and feed preference in lambs

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