TY  - SER
AU  - Pereira, Joao Ricardo Alves
AU  - Ezequiel, Jane Maria Bertocco
AU  - Reis, Ricardo Andrade
AU  - Rodrigues, Luiz Roberto de Andrade
AU  - Bonjardim, Sérgio Ricardo
TI  - Efeitos da amonizaçao sobre o valor nutritivo do feno de capim-braquiária
KW  - Brachiaria decumbens
KW  - Ammonia
KW  - Alkali treatment
KW  - Hay
KW  - Digestibility
KW  - Nitrogen metabolism
KW  - Amoníaco
KW  - Tratamiento alcalino
KW  - Heno
KW  - Digestibilidad
KW  - Metabolismo del nitrógeno
KW  - Journal articles
KW  - Artículos en revistas
KW  - Forage
KW  - Forrajes
KW  - Elaboración y preservación de alimentos para animales
KW  - Fisiología animal - Nutrición
KW  - Feed processing and preservation
KW  - Animal physiology - Nutrition
KW  - Journal article
N2  - This work was conducted to determine the effects of ammoniation and supplementation on the nutritive value of signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf) hay. The hay was treated with anhydrous ammonia (3,0 percent DM) and introduced into the rations for sheep with 12 percent of CP, identified as T1 = grass hay withou NH3 + cotton seed meal; T2 = treated hay (3.0 percent de NH3); T3 = treated hay (3.0 percent de NH3) + corn grain meal; T4 = hay + cotton seed meal + corn grain meal. The following coefficients of digestibility were determined for T1, T2, T3 e T4, respectively: DM (54.9; 55.50; 54.50 and 56,12 percent); NDF (51.36; 60.20; 55.30 and 48.35 percent); ADF (47.36; 58.66, 56.03 and 47.07 percent), hemicellulose (58.80; 63.32; 56.00 and 49.70 percent); cellulose (55.58; 71.80; 68.07 and 58.21 percent); lignin (10.10, 32.18; 31.74, and 0.72 percent) and protein (64.6; 59.36; 56.16; and 70.15 percent). The N balances for T1, T2, T3 and T4 were 5.69; 3.88; 3.90 and 8.82 g N/day. It was concluded that the ammoniation was equivalent to the vegetable protein supplementation in the rations. Furthermore, this treatment showed a greater potential to increase fiber digestion, particularly for ADF and cellulose
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