Luana Andrade Costa, Marcos Jácome de Araújo, Ricardo Loiola Edvan, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Alex Rodrigues de Sousa, Francisca Jakeline Carvalho Viana, Tairon Pannunzio Dias-Silva
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the addition of Parkia platycephala pod meal (PP) and urea on the chemical composition, fermentation characteristics, and in situ ruminal degradability of elephant grass silage. A completely randomized design with a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement was adopted, with four levels of pod meal (0, 10, 20, and 30%) and two levels of urea (0 and 1.5%) on as fed basis. The produced silages were evaluated in terms of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), mineral matter (MM), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), hemicellulose, ammonia nitrogen, pH, short chain fatty acids, and in situ ruminal degradability...
November 2020: Tropical Animal Health and Production