Zeolite in the diet of beef cattle

被引：9

作者：

Camara, L. R. A. ^{[1
]}

Valadares Filho, S. C. ^{[1
]}

Leao, M. I. ^{[1
]}

Valadares, R. F. D. ^{[1
]}

Dias, M. ^{[2
]}

Gomide, A. P. C. ^{[1
]}

Barros, A. C. W. ^{[3
]}

Nascimento, V. A. ^{[2
]}

Ferreira, D. J. ^{[1
]}

Fae, J. T. ^{[1
]}

Carneiro, C. ^{[1
]}

Cardoso, L. L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Vicosa, Vicosa, MG, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Goias Campus, Jatai, Go, Brazil

[3] Univicosa, Vicosa, MG, Brazil

来源：

ARQUIVO BRASILEIRO DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA E ZOOTECNIA | 2012年 / 64卷 / 03期

关键词：

beef cattle; additive; clinoptilolite; digestibility; nutrition; STEERS; FERMENTATION; PERFORMANCE; SAMPLES; ACID;

D O I：

10.1590/S0102-09352012000300015

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

We evaluated the effect of the inclusion of zeolite in the diet of beef cattle on the ruminal digestibility, total and partial production of nitrogen, microbial efficiency and blood characteristics. Treatments based on the dietary dry matter (DM) were: 0%, 0.75%, 1.5%, 2.25% and 3.0% of zeolite. We used five crossbred steers fistulated in the rumen and abomasum, fed corn silage and concentrate, representing 65% forage and 35% concentrate. The design was a 5x5 latin square with five periods of 15 days. The animals received 15g of titanium dioxide (TiO2) from the third to the 12th day of each period. A significant effect (P<0.05) on the daily consumption (kg/day) of crude protein (CP) was observed (P<0.05) for DM intake and neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein (NDFap) expressed in g/kg. The total digestibility of total digestible nutrients (TDN) was influenced by treatments (P<0.05). Ruminal digestibility of non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC) was affected quadratically (P<0.05) as well as intestinal CP and NFC. Intake and fecal excretion of nitrogen (g/day) were affected linearly (P<0.05) by adding zeolite. It was concluded that the addition of zeolite in the diet, while increasing the intake of DM and NDF, did not improve the use of urea in the diet of beef cattle.

引用

页码：631 / 639

页数：9

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