Nutritive value of an Elephant Napiergrass hay (Penmseturn purpureum, Schum), as determined through a digestion trial with steers in cages

Authors

  • Lício Velloso Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Produção Animal, São Paulo, SP
  • Washington Coelho Novaes Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Produção Animal, São Paulo, SP
  • Ronaldo LIma Villela Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Produção Animal, São Paulo, SP
  • Lineu Pereira de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Produção Animal, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v14i1p101-111

Keywords:

Food digestibility, Hay, Forrage

Abstract

Three crossbred Holstein steers were used in a digestion trial (in cages), to determine the nutritive value of an Elephant Napiergrass hay. Collection period lasted for seven days (after five days of adaptation to the feed and three days to the cages). Chemical composition of hay was a follows: Dry matter (DM) 87,75%; Crude protein (CP) 10,94%; Ether extract (EE) 2,57%; Crude fiber (CF) 30,81%; Nitrogen free extract (NFE) 36,29%. Data for coefficients of digestibility were as follows: DM 58,76%; CP 59,14%; EE 61,72%; CF 73,81 %; NFE 59,95%, being the Total Digestible Nutrients equal to 54,54%.

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Published

1977-03-15

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (1977)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

How to Cite

Nutritive value of an Elephant Napiergrass hay (Penmseturn purpureum, Schum), as determined through a digestion trial with steers in cages. (1977). Revista Da Faculdade De Medicina Veterinária E Zootecnia Da Universidade De São Paulo, 14(1), 101-111. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v14i1p101-111