Inclusion of calcium oxide in sugarcane silage with different particle size in diet of F1 Holstein / Zebu dairy cows: nutritional and productive parameters
Abstract:The aim was to evaluate intake and apparent digestibility, productive performance and nitrogen balance of the F1 Holstein/Zebu dairy cows fed sugarcane silage with different particle sizes containing or not calcium oxide (CaO). Eight F1 Holstein/Zebu cows, with average body weight of 521.5 ± 55.17 kg, and 60 ± 10 days in milk were used, distributed in two simultaneous 4x4 Latin squares. The treatments were composed of sugarcane in two particle sizes (15 and 30 mm) with and without addition of CaO (10 g/kg natu… Show more
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