Effect of offering a multiple choice among Brazilian woody plants on intake and feeding behavior of experienced and inexperienced Santa Inês lambs

Meier, Janina S.; Abdalla, Adibe Luiz; Vasconcelos, Vânia Rodrigues; Kreuzer, Michael; Marquardt, Svenja

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2014.07.004

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“…There is a wide variety of trees and shrubs in Brazilian flora that grow in marginal areas without competing with food that can be used for feeding ruminants, such as Babassu ( Orbignya phalerata ) and Mofumbo ( Combretum leprosum ). Those plant leaves are consumed by sheep (Meier et al., ), but studies on their possible effects on animal production are still required.…”

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Performance, metabolic variables and enteric methane production of Santa Inês hair lambs fed Orbignya phalerata and Combretum leprosum

Filho

Dineshkumar

Barreal

et al. 2016

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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In this study, the possibility of using Babassu (Orbignya phalerata) and Mofumbo (Combretum leprosum) leaves for lambs feed was verified. Performance, biochemical and haematological parameters, microbial protein synthesis, nutrient apparent digestibility and enteric production of methane (CH ) were evaluated. The experimental treatments included diets with forage-to-concentrate ratios of 50:50, with the leaves of the experimental plants replacing 33% of the Cynodon dactylon (Tifton-85) hay with three treatments: control (no hay replacement) and substitution with Babassu or Mofumbo. For the performance study, 24 Santa Inês lambs were used, in a randomized experimental design with eight repetitions (5 male and 3 female) for each treatment and 48 days of experimental trial. After this period, for nine days, six animals from each treatment were allocated in metabolic cages to determine the apparent nutrient digestibility, microbial protein synthesis and nitrogen balance. Simultaneously, enteric CH was measured in vivo. The control group showed higher (p < 0.05) apparent digestibility of acid detergent fibre. Enteric CH production of lambs fed Mofumbo leaves did not differ from that of the control group, but was lower (p < 0.05) than in those fed with Babassu. The inclusion of Babassu and Mofumbo leaves showed no negative effects on animal health and did not compromise performance. Mofumbo also presented CH mitigating potential, indicating that those plants can be used as ingredients in the composition of lamb diets with the advantage of reducing methane production.

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Performance, metabolic variables and enteric methane production of Santa Inês hair lambs fed Orbignya phalerata and Combretum leprosum

Filho

Dineshkumar

Barreal

et al. 2016

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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“…The use of organic matter from the foliage of semiarid plants as a food resource for ruminant animals may represent a strategy to reduce the impacts associated with pasture production, in addition to contributing to food security, sustainability and greater economic viability of this market (Schader et al al., 2015). The works of Abdalla Filho et al (2017a), Abdalla Filho et al (2017b and Meier et al (2014) addressed in their studies the use of leaves of C. leprosum in the feeding of Santa Inês lambs, not being observed negative results of the incorporation of this feeding in the production, health or performance of the studied animals.…”

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Combretum leprosum Mart.: Botany, Ethnomedicinal Uses, Biological Activities, Phytochemistry and Conservation Needs

Alcântara

Almeida-Bezerra²,

Santos³

et al. 2022

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Combretum leprosum is a plant species with wide distribution in Brazil known as “mofumbo”, standing out in studies associated with its pharmacological and ethnobotanical activity. The medicinal applications of the species are widely reported in the literature, using the bark, leaves and flowers as healing agents. Given the economic, pharmacological and ecological importance, this work aimed to present a systematic review of production, conservation status and knowledge about the species in different fields of knowledge. The literature review was based on seven categories, characterized according to the study area: biological and/or pharmacological activity (32 articles), importance of conservation status (29), botanical aspects (18), phytochemistry (9), geographic distribution (8), foraging (5) and ethnobotanical uses (2). Most of the works address biological and/or pharmacological activity of the species, and its application is focused on antitumor action, treatment against Chagas disease, antinociceptive behavior, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative action. Among the compounds isolated from C. leprosum with different applications, 3β-6β-16β-trihydroxylup-20(29)-ene stands out, a lupane triterpene isolated from different parts of the plant, associated with different medicinal and therapeutic applications. The species was highlighted in works associated with environmental regeneration, being resistant to different phytophysiognomies and showing tolerance to environments contaminated by heavy metals, being able to represent an important species in reforestation programs and recovery of degraded environments. However, even with the growing number of studies associated with C. leprosum in recent years, the species does not have an assessment regarding its degree of threat, demonstrating the need for research associated with the species and the possible impacts that its representatives may suffer, helping in sustainable development and conservation programs.

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Woody Plants and Large Herbivores in Savannas

Scogings

Sankaran

2019

Savanna Woody Plants and Large Herbivores

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Effect of offering a multiple choice among Brazilian woody plants on intake and feeding behavior of experienced and inexperienced Santa Inês lambs

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Performance, metabolic variables and enteric methane production of Santa Inês hair lambs fed Orbignya phalerata and Combretum leprosum

Performance, metabolic variables and enteric methane production of Santa Inês hair lambs fed Orbignya phalerata and Combretum leprosum

Combretum leprosum Mart.: Botany, Ethnomedicinal Uses, Biological Activities, Phytochemistry and Conservation Needs

Woody Plants and Large Herbivores in Savannas

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