The objective was to evaluate the dynamics of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) degradation from forage as a function of nitrogen supplementation in goats. In vitro tests were performed at the Laboratory of the Forage Sector of the Department of Animal Science belonging to the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Center of Agrarian Sciences, in the city of Areia/PB. In the first experiment six concentrations of am...
Sheep farming in northeastern Brazil is characterized as a sideline subsistence, requiring technologies that provide better productivity of these animals. In this aspect, called alternative food may to some extent improve the nutrition and animal nutrition. Thus the cassava, a liquid product resulting from the pressing of manioc, may be included in the diet of small ruminants as a food energy. Therefore the obj...
An experiment was carried out to evaluate the dry matter production, total dry matter availability, daily dry matter accumulation rate, light interception, leaf area index, daily accumulation rate, dry matter availability of the morphological components (leaf blades, stems + sheaths and dead material), leaf/stem ratio, crude protein, neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre of Faixa-Brancagrass under se...