ResumoAvaliou-se o efeito do uso de dietas contendo cana de açúcar in natura e associada com ureia e/ou cal virgem, sobre o desempenho produtivo, composição do leite e digestibilidade dos alimentos em vacas leiteiras da raça Girolando. O experimento teve duração de 84 dias. Os animais foram mantidos confinados em sistema tie stall e receberam os seguintes tratamentos: Cana in natura (Ca); Cana in natura com Ureia (CaUr); Cana hidrolisada com Cal Virgem (CaCal) e Cana hidrolisada com Cal Virgem mais Ureia (CaUrCal). Foram utilizadas quatro vacas multíparas com 21 dias após o parto, distribuídas num delineamento em quadrado latino 4x4. O período experimental teve duração de 21 dias, sendo os 14 dias iniciais para adaptação dos animais à respectiva dieta, e sete dias para coleta dos dados. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Tukey (P<0,05). O consumo apresentado pelos animais não foi influenciado pelas dietas e a melhor eficiência alimentar foi observada nos animais que consumiram CaUrCal (1,25 kg leite/kg MS). Houve diferença entre os tratamentos para a digestibilidade de carboidratos não fibrosos, em que a dieta a base de CaCal foi superior à CaUr. Os níveis séricos de glicose e ureia foram semelhantes entre os tratamentos; porém a excreção de ureia e nitrogênio urinário foram superiores nos animais que receberam a dieta CaCal em relação aos alimentados com Ca e CaUr. O uso de dietas a base de cana com os aditivos ureia e cal virgem não influenciam a composição e a produção de leite. Palavras-chave: Digestibilidade, Girolando, produção de leite, oxido de cálcio AbstractThis study evaluated the effect of diets containing fresh sugar cane associated with urea and/or calcium oxide on the productive performance, milk composition and feed digestibility in Girolando dairy cows. The experiment lasted 84 days. Animals were feedlot using a tie stall system and assigned to the
Pantaneiro cattle (Bos taurus taurus) is a breed locally adapted to the Brazilian Pantanal. Local breeds are essential for the quality production of organic systems based on planned grazing practices, because of their results in resilient and productive ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of Pantaneira primiparous cows, and systems with reduced use of concentrate, simulating organic production conditions. Five animals, with an average body weight of 396.2 ± 43.5 kg, were kept in individual continuous grazing regimes and supplemented with different concentrate levels (1.2%, 0.9%, 0.6%, 0.3%, and 0.0% of body weight). The animals were allocated at random in a 5 × 5 Latin square design repeated twice during the study time. The cows had a low dry matter and nutrient intake with a reduction in concentrate level, with improvement in neutral detergent fiber digestibility and a reduction in total nutrient digestibility. No changes were observed in plasma glucose levels or urea excretion, but the plasma urea nitrogen decreased with reductions in concentrate levels. There was a reduction in milk yield, but the energy-corrected milk was not affected by the reduction in concentrate levels; furthermore, the milk yield efficiency was not affected. The milk fat content improved with the reduction in concentrate levels. The Pantaneira breed has the genetic potential for the maintenance of competitive production and quality in organic systems.
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