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Investigating the effects of sex of growing Nellore cattle and crude protein in...
Prates, L.L.; Valadares, R.F.D.; Valadares Filho b, S.C.; Detmann, E.; Ouellet, D.R.; Batista, E.D.; Zanetti, D.; Pacheco, M.V.C.; Silva, B.C.The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sex and levels of dietary crude protein (CP) on the recovery of 15N in microbial protein as well as to evaluate nitrogen balance compounds and variables related to urea renal handling in Nellore cattle. Four Nellore bulls and four Nellore heifers, fitted with rumen cannulas, were distributed in a two 4 × 4 Latin square design. The four experimental diets di...
Effect of replacing alfalfa silage with high moisture corn on nutrient utilizat...
Valadares Filho, S. C.; Broderick, G. A.; Valadares, R.F.D.; Clayton, M. K.Twenty-four multiparous lactating Holstein cows were blocked by days in milk and assigned to treatment sequences in a replicated 4x4 Latin square with 21-d periods. The four diets, formulated from alfalfa silage plus a concentrate mix based on ground high moisture ear corn, contained [dry matter (DM) basis]: 1) 20% concentrate, 80% alfalfa silage (24% nonfiber carbohydrates; NFC), 2) 35% concentrate, 65% alfalf...