Whole soybean on performance, carcass characteristics and nutrient digestibility of Santa Inês lambs / Grão de soja na alimentação de cordeiros: desempenho, características da carcaça e digestibilidade dos nutrientes

AUTOR(ES)

Fumi Shibata Urano

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of using whole soybean (WS) on high grain diets fed to ram lambs. In Experiment I (performance trial): Sixty-four Santa Inês ram lambs (initial BW 20±0.2 kg and 75±2 days old) were assigned to a complete randomized block design according to body weight and age at beginning of the trial. The objective was to evaluate the effects of WS on lamb growth, carcass yield and lamb cuts. Lambs were fed a 90% concentrate (WS, soybean meal, ground corn and minerals) and 10% “coastcross” hay (Cynodon spp) diet for 56 days. WS was added at 0, 7, 14 and 21% of the diet dry matter, corresponding to the experimental treatments WS0, WS7, WS14 and WS21, respectively. Dry matter intake (1.1; 1.0; 0.9; 0.9 kg/day), crude protein intake (199.2; 181.5; 179.0; 175.2 g/day) and average daily gain (298, 275, 280, 255 g/day) decreased linearly (P <0.05). However, ether extract intake (43.8; 49.7; 57.2; 66.0 g/day) increased linearly (P <0.05) with higher levels of whole soybean. Feed conversion, carcass yield and lamb cuts were not affected (P >0.05) by WS inclusion in the diet. In Experiment II (metabolism trial): Twenty Santa Inês ram lambs (initial BW 37±0.9 kg and 150±3 days) were assigned to a complete randomized block design according to body weight and age at beginning of the trial, and fed the same diets used in Experiment I. There were no differences (P >0.05) in dry matter, organic matter, ether extract and neutral detergent fiber apparent digestibilities in the total digestive tract. Crude protein apparent digestibility in the total digestive tract and nitrogen metabolism were similar among treatments (P >0.05). High levels of WS had adversely affected dry matter intake and average daily gain of the lambs. However, it didn’t affect feed conversion and nutrients digestibility. The inclusion of WS in high concentrate diets provided satisfactory feedlot lamb performance.

ASSUNTO(S)

fat confinamento animal cordeiro gordura feedlot lamb grãos para animais soja whole soybean

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