Consumo e utilização de nutrientes por ovinos em pastagem de azevém anual / Intake and nutrient utilization in sheep fed with italian ryegrass

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2011

RESUMO

Levels of forage supply for sheep fed with Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) were studied. Trials were carried out in metabolic cages, offering levels (1.5, 2, 2.5% of live weight of dry matter and ad libitum) at three plant phenological stages (vegetative, pre-flowering and flowering). With the data of these trials, equations were generated to estimate intake and digestibility of organic matter by fecal markers (nitrogen and acid detergent fiber). Using these equations, the intake and digestibility were estimated to test the effect of allowance levels of Italian Ryegrass for sheep in pasture, evaluating weight, intake and nitrogen excretion. Three grazing intensities (high, moderate and low) as defined by herbage allowance were used to represent 1.25, 2.5 or 5 times the potential intake in continuous grazing. Pasture measurements (herbage mass, sward height, morphological composition) were carried out and live weight gain and nitrogen excretion measured. By testing in metabolism cages, it was verified that the dry matter intake increases with the increase of ryegrass intake, regardless of developmental stage of the plant. However nutrient intake only increases when the animal is able to select higher quality components. The digestibility and utilization of nutrients are affected by intake, are dependent on the chance of selection that is given to the animal. Depending on the quality of forage that is offered, the animal modulates its digestive kinetics in order to intake more energy and retain more nitrogen. It was also found that the fecal nitrogen has great potential use to estimate intake and digestibility by sheep grazing Italian Ryegrass. In the grazing trial, the structure and morphological composition of Italian Ryegrass are affected in different ways by different grazing intensities by sheep. These modifications vary depending on the phenological stage of the pasture. These changes interfere on weight gain, which offers up to 3.10 times the potential intake are recommended. Intake and digestibility are affected at different ways in maturity stages evaluated, mainly due to the participation of leaves, without affecting, however, the excretion of nitrogen.

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ovino nutricao animal pastagem azevém

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