Effects of different banana crop wastes on nutrient intake and digestibility, microbial protein synthesis, feeding behavior, and animal performance of ¾ Holstein × Zebu heifers in a semiarid rangeland

Rigueira, João Paulo Sampaio; Jesus, Nathália Gonçalves de; Júnior, Vicente Ribeiro Rocha; Monção, Flávio Pinto; Costa, Natanael Mendes; David, Gabriel Santos Souza; Silva, Fredson Vieira E; Carvalho, Cínara da Cunha Siqueira

doi:10.1007/s11250-021-02660-z

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“…The mean microbial e ciency veri ed in the diets was 130.5 g MCP/kg TDN, corroborating the NRC (2001) which proposes the value of 130 g MCP/kg TDN intake. Microbial e ciency can allow an increase in the availability of microbial protein to be absorbed in the intestine, thus meeting the requirements of growing animals (Rigueira et al, 2021).…”

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Total Replacement of Millet Silage with BRS-716 Biomass Sorghum Silage in Crossbred Dairy Heifers Diets: Nutrient Intake and Digestibility, Microbial Protein Synthesis, Ingestive Behavior, and Growth Performance

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This study addressed the different proportions of millet and sorghum silage biomass BRS 716 (BRS-716 silage) in the diet of crossbred heifers ½ to ¾ Holstein x Zebu on their nutrient intake, and digestibility, microbial protein synthesis, nitrogen balance, ingestive behavior, and growth performance. Five experimental diets with 0, 25/75, 50/50, 75/25, and 100% of BRS-716 silage in compared to millet silage were evaluated. The roughage: concentrate ratio in the total dry matter (DM) of the diets was 75:25. The diets were evaluated in ten heifers with an initial body weight of 264.95 ± 19.4 kg (± SEM), following the experimental design in two 5 x 5 Latin squares, simultaneously. The increase in the proportion of BRS-716 silage in the diet of crossbred dairy heifers did not change the dry matter intake (DMI), total digestible nutrients, indigestible neutral detergent fiber (iNDFI), and metabolizable energy. The means observed for DMI, and iNDFI were 7.85 kg/day, and 1.18 kg/day, respectively. For the excretion of purine derivatives, and microbial synthesis, there was no significant effect (P > 0.05), the mean microbial crude protein synthesis was 503.37 g/day. The different proportions of the BRS-716 silage, and millet silage did not change the final body weight (P = 0.89), weight gain (P = 0.08), feed efficiency (P = 0.50), and the body measurements of heifers (P > 0.05). The final body weight and average daily gain of heifers were 278.46 kg, and 0.795 kg/day, respectively. The millet silage, and BRS-716 silage in the diet of crossbred Holstein x Zebu heifers, used exclusively or combined in different proportions, allow dry matter intake, and nutrients, digestibility, nitrogen balance, microbial crude protein synthesis, ingestive behavior, and performance similar body.

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Total Replacement of Millet Silage with BRS-716 Biomass Sorghum Silage in Crossbred Dairy Heifers Diets: Nutrient Intake and Digestibility, Microbial Protein Synthesis, Ingestive Behavior, and Growth Performance

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“…In many regions of the world, in recent years, Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] has become an increasingly important forage crop (Qu, Liu, Dong, Lu, & Shen, 2014;Amelework, Shimelis, Tongoona, Mark Laing, & Mengistu, 2015;Rakshit et al, 2016;Perazzo et al, 2017;Mwamahonje & Maseta, 2018;Worede, Mamo, Assefa, Gebremariam, & Beze, 2020). This trend is a consequence of the high dry matter yield of sorghum and its ability to adjust to different climatic and soil conditions, which include hot weather, such as in the semiarid region (Perazzo et al, 2017;Mwamahonje & Maseta, 2018;Borges et al, 2019;Ramos et al, 2021;Rigueira et al, 2021), or relatively cold climates, like Canada, Korea (McCaughey, Therrien, & Mabon, 1996;Paradhipta et al, 2019).…”

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“…In Brazil, the area destined for the cultivation of sorghum in 2020 was 745.3 thousand hectares, of which more than 95% was destined for animal feed (Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento [CONAB], 2020). In the production of silages for ruminants, forage sorghum has been widely grown in Brazil (Ramos et al, 2021;Rigueira et al, 2021). However, with the uneven rainfall distribution in the semiarid region and other regions of Brazil and the world (Qu et al, 2014), the demand for biomass sorghum for cultivation has grown due to its high dry mass yield, up to 50 t/ha (Castro et al, 2015;May, Souza, Gravina, & Fernandes, 2016;Almeida et al, 2019) in relation to forage sorghum traditionally grown as Volumax, up to 19 t/ha (Castro et al, 2015).…”

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Yield and nutritional value of biomass sorghum (BRS 716) managed in different row spacing and maturity at harvest in the semiarid region of Brazil

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The objective was to evaluate the structural, yield and nutritional characteristics of biomass sorghum BRS 716 managed in different row planting spacing and harvest age in a semiarid region of Brazil. Three row spacing (45, 70 and 90 cm; plots) and four maturity at harvest (70, 100, 130 and 160 days; subplots) were evaluated following a randomized block design in a 3 x 4 split plot arrangement, with eight blocks. The useful area was 3 x 15 m. Variation in soil fertility in the area was the blocking factor. There was interaction between row spacing and maturity at harvest (P < 0.05) on plant height (P = 0.01), dry matter yield (DMY; P < 0.01) and proportion of senescent material (P = 0.01). The DMY observed at the age of 160 days and spacing of 90 cm was 41.40% higher than the DMY at the same age and in spacings of 45 and 70 cm (mean of 21.45 t/ha). As the maturity at harvest increased, there was a reduction in the crude protein content (P < 0.01), potential degradability (P < 0.01) and effective degradability (P < 0.01) of dry matter, and the content of non-fiber carbohydrates (P < 0.01), total digestible nutrients (P < 0.01) and the readily soluble fraction (P < 0.01) of the dry matter increased. Considering the yield and nutritional characteristics of biomass sorghum BRS 716 managed in the semiarid region for silage production, the row spacing of 90 cm and the maturity at harvest of 160 days after planting are recommended.

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“…Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) is a forage species used mainly as weeding (fresh forage), being source of roughage supplementation for animals in periods of low forage availability (Monção et al, 2019(Monção et al, , 2020aJesus et al, 2021). To facilitate its management, silage becomes a viable alternative, especially when using high potential forage for production of mass.…”

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“…crop is an important activity in several regions of Brazil and worldwide, being generated residue as peel, leaves and pseudostem, which when dehydrated (hay) can be used as moisture absorbing additives in silage of tropical grasses, reducing fermentation losses (Brant et al, 2017;Rabelo et al, 2020;Rigueira et al, 2020Rigueira et al, , 2021. For each ton of banana harvested, approximately 4 tons of residue is generated, including peel, leaves, pseudostem and bunch stalk (Rabelo et al, 2020;Rigueira et al, 2021). About 75% of these residues are composed of banana pseudostem, which makes it an important alternative for use as silage because these wastes are discarded into the environment.…”

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Effects of different banana crop residue hays on ensiling BRS capiaçu grass on fermentation profile, aerobic stability and nutritional value of silage

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the BRS capiaçu grass silage combined with different hays of banana crop residue on fermentation profile, aerobic stability and nutritional value. The treatments consisted of elephant grass cv. BRS capiaçu (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) ensiled with 37.44% banana peel hay, 36.06% banana pseudostem hay and 37.00% banana leaf hay, on a dry matter (DM) basis and control silage (no additive). The experimental design used was completely randomized, with five treatments and five replicates. Forage was collected when it reached 3.5 meters in height (90 days). Experimental PVC silos of known weight, 50 cm long, 10 cm diameter, were used for silage making. For all treatments, silage aerobic stability breakdown started after 64 hours exposure to air. The BRS capiaçu grass control silage or silage combined with pseudostem hay (mean of 73.15 kg t GM-1) presented effluent losses 40.46% higher than those observed for BRS capiaçu grass silage + banana leaf hay and 69.17% in relation the BRS capiaçu grass silage + banana peel hay. The inclusion of banana crop residue (hay) when ensiling BRS capiaçu grass decreased 13.93% gas losses compared to the control silage (mean of 3.11% DM). Higher values of total digestible nutrients, metabolizable energy and digestible energy content was found in BRS capiaçu grass silage + with banana peel hay. The greater in vitro dry matter digestibility and in vitro neutral detergent fiber digestibility was observed for BRS capiaçu grass silage combined with pseudostem hay. The inclusion of 37.44% banana peel hay improves the fermentation profile and aerobic stability of BRS capiaçu grass silage.

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Effects of different banana crop wastes on nutrient intake and digestibility, microbial protein synthesis, feeding behavior, and animal performance of ¾ Holstein × Zebu heifers in a semiarid rangeland

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Total Replacement of Millet Silage with BRS-716 Biomass Sorghum Silage in Crossbred Dairy Heifers Diets: Nutrient Intake and Digestibility, Microbial Protein Synthesis, Ingestive Behavior, and Growth Performance

Total Replacement of Millet Silage with BRS-716 Biomass Sorghum Silage in Crossbred Dairy Heifers Diets: Nutrient Intake and Digestibility, Microbial Protein Synthesis, Ingestive Behavior, and Growth Performance

Yield and nutritional value of biomass sorghum (BRS 716) managed in different row spacing and maturity at harvest in the semiarid region of Brazil

Effects of different banana crop residue hays on ensiling BRS capiaçu grass on fermentation profile, aerobic stability and nutritional value of silage

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