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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Pantanal.
Data corrente: | 20/09/1995
Data da última atualização: | 20/09/1995
Autoria: | MOHAMMED, A. S.; BARTH, K. M.
Título: | Sodium hydroxide treated wheat straw as a potential feed for beef cattle.
Ano de publicação: | 1978
Fonte/Imprenta: | Tennessee Farm Home Science, v.106, p.7-9, 1978.
Idioma: | Inglês

Conteúdo:

In an attempt to increase its digestibility by cattle or sheep, wheat straw was treated with
various levels of sodium hydroxide and urea was added at 1 and 2% levels. An artificial rumen method was used to estimate digestibility. Treating the wheat straw with either 2, 4
or 8% sodium hydroxide resulted in considerable improvement of estimated digestibility. 
Washing of the treated straw increased estimated digestibility at lower levels but decrea-
sed digestibility at higher lvels of sodium hydroxide treatment. Adding urea caused small improvements in digestibility. When hydroxide treated straw was incorporated into practi-
cal rations for wintering beef cows or yearlings, estimated digestibilities of up to 68% were
obtained. It should be emphasized that results obtained from artificial rumen studies should
be followed up by feeding trials with animals before practical recommendations can be ma-
de because there might be problems with decreased feed inatke, sodium imbalance, etc., encountered in the animal that cannot be detected in the artificial rumen.

Palavras-Chave: | Potential feed; Treatment.
Thesagro: | Alimento; Gado de Corte; Hidróxido de Sódio; Palha de Trigo; Tratamento.
Thesaurus Nal: | beef cattle; sodium hydroxide; wheat straw.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Pantanal (CPAP)
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