Rumen degradation and passage kinetics of silage made from different corn hybrids

AUTOR(ES)

Araújo, Karoline Guedes, Villela, Severino Delmar Junqueira, Leonel, Fernando de Paula, Tamy, Wagner Pessanha, Gomes, Raphael dos Santos, Abreu, Matheus Lima Corrêa

FONTE

R. Bras. Zootec.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2014-10

RESUMO

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the parameters related to the digestion of the fiber from silages of four corn hybrids (BX1280, SHS4070, 2B433, and DKB390) developed for silage production. Four rumen-cannulated castrated Holstein × Zebu crossbred cattle with approximate initial weight of 400 kg were distributed in a Latin square design. To determine the fiber passage rate and degradability, the techniques of chromium-mordant and in situ incubation of the neutral detergent fiber of the silages in nylon bags were used. The profiles of concentration of the marker in the feces were described by the generalized two-compartment model. Corn hybrid DKB390 is the most indicated for production of better-quality silages, because its fiber is more degradable in the rumen as compared with the other hybrids tested.

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