O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos da inclusão de diferentes níveis da torta de girassol sobre o comportamento ingestivo de cordeiros. Utilizaram-se 36 cordeiros mestiços das raças Santa Inês x Dorper alojados individualmente, de forma aleatória, sendo 9 por tratamento, correspondentes ao tratamento controle (0%) e os demais com inclusões ao nível de 5, 10 e 15%. A avaliação do comportamento ingestivo consistiu no registro do tempo gasto com as atividades de ruminação, ócio e alimentação, mediante observação durante 24 horas. As observações comportamentais foram efetuadas em 3 períodos com intervalos de 15 dias. As variáveis estudadas foram submetidas à análise de regressão em nível de 5% de probabilidade. Para os tempos despendidos em ruminação, ócio e alimentação, não houve efeito significativo (P>0,05). Quanto ao período do dia, o maior tempo de ingestão de ração foi no período entre 8-14h e 14-20h. As maiores frequências de ruminação foram durante a madrugada (20-2h) e início da manhã (2-8h). Já de ócio foi entre 20-2h. É possível adicionar torta de girassol até 15% em dietas de ovinos sem comprometer o comportamento ingestivo, estando sob as condições climáticas submetidas.
Aim of study: To evaluate the physicochemical and sensory quality of meat from Santa Inês × Dorper lambs fed diets with increasing levels of sunflower cake. Area of study: Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil). Material and methods: Twenty-four castrated lambs (initial weight of 18.9 ± 2.17 kg) were distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments (0, 5, 10 and 15% sunflower cake in diet) with six repetitions and kept in confinement until reaching the average body weight of 32.1 ± 2.6 kg. The Longissimus lumborum muscle was used for proximate composition and physicochemical analyzes, and the Semimembranosus muscle was used for pH (after 24 h of slaughter) and sensory analysis assays. Main results: The increasing levels of sunflower cake did not affect the composition or physicochemical properties. Sensory analysis also did not reveal significant differences in meat obtained from animals in different diets. Principal Components Analysis indicated that juiciness, color, odor and flavor were positioned opposite to protein, texture, and ash. Research highlights: The use of sunflower cake in diets for crossbred sheep Dorper × Santa Inês as soybean meal and corn replacer, up to 15% inclusion of soybean meal and corn, does not affect the proximate composition, physicochemical or sensory characteristics of the meat.
The objective of this study was to evaluate performance traits, intake, nutrient apparent digestibility, and economic analysis of lambs fed diets containing different levels of sunflower cake (SFC) with a certain chemical composition. Thirty-six Santa Inês × Dorper lambs (n = 9 per treatment diet) with an average body weight (BW) of 19.5±2.19 kg at the beginning of the study were randomly allocated to four isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets for 63 days. A control diet without SFC was compared with diets containing 5, 10, and 15% of dietary dry matter (DM) of SFC replacing soybean meal and corn. Growth performance and economic indicators were calculated. Moreover, individual faeces were collected using canvas bags to evaluate the apparent digestibility of nutrients between days 30 and 45 of study. The total BW gain linearly decreased with the inclusion of SFC in the lamb diet. However, no differences among treatments were observed for final BW, average daily gain, average daily feed intake, or feed conversion ratio. The inclusion of different levels of SFC in the diet reduced the intakes of DM as g/kg BW and non-fibre carbohydrates on DM basis. The apparent digestibility of all nutrients studied improved with the inclusion of 5% SFC but decreased with diets containing 10 or 15% of SFC. Moreover, the higher benefit:cost ratio was obtained for diet containing 5% SFC. Therefore, SFC from biodiesel production could be used at levels of 5% in lamb rations, reducing feeding costs without worsening productive performance, nutrient intake, and digestibility at the ages studied.
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