02938naa a2200445 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400590006010000190011924501280013826000090026652016480027565000210192365000110194465000250195565000230198065000190200365000180202265000250204065000250206565000140209065000280210465000220213265000100215465000170216465300220218165300100220365300230221365300210223665300150225765300210227265300170229365300150231070000250232570000260235070000190237670000220239570000170241777300580243421164102025-01-14       2019    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2019.02.0122DOI1 aFURTADO, R. N.  aPilosocereus gounellei in the water supply for finishing sheep in regions of climatic vulnerability.h[electronic resource]  c2019  aAbstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of diets containing different levels of Pilosocereus gounellei, (xiquexique), (0, 120, 240 and 360 g/kg DM) on intake, performance, ingestive behaviour and water use efficiency in sheep finished in confinement. Twenty non-castrated Santa Inês male lambs with an initial mean body weight of 18.86 ± 1.41?kg and approximately 100 days of age were distributed in a completely randomised design of four diets containing different levels of xiquexique (0, 120, 240 and 360 g/kg DM) with five replications. The inclusion of xiquexique in the diet resulted in a quadratic response (P &lt 0.05) in the consumption of fresh matter and non-fibrous carbohydrates. The consumption of dry matter and of other nutrients decreased (P &lt 0.05) with the levels of xiquexique in the diet. Feed conversion, rumination time, idle time, rumination efficiency (g/h DM), total water intake and total water conversion were not influenced (P &gt 0.05) by the levels of xiquexique. Total weight gain, average daily gain (ADG), feeding time, feeding efficiency (g NDF/h), rumination efficiency, frequency of water intake and voluntary water intake decreased (P &lt 0.05) linearly. Water intake from the feed increased (P &lt 0.05) with the levels of xiquexique, and there was a quadratic response for water conversion (WC), with a minimum value of 16.27 g water/g ADG, when the proportion of xiquexique in the diet reached 316 g/kg DM. Xiquexique can be used for intermediate levels of performance, and contributes to the water supply of sheep in regions that are more susceptible to climatic vulnerability.  aAnimal nutrition  aBrazil  aNutritional behavior  aRuminant nutrition  aSemiarid zones  aSheep feeding  aAlimento Alternativo  aAlimento Para Animal  aCactaceae  aEficiência Nutricional  aNutrição Animal  aOvino  aTerminação  aAlternative foods  aCacti  aRegião semiárida  aSemi-arid region  aSemiárido  aWater conversion  aWater intake  aXiquexique1 aMOREIRA FILHO, E. C.1 aCARNEIRO, M. S. de S.1 aPEREIRA, E. S.1 aROGERIO, M. C. P.1 aPINTO, A. P.  tSmall Ruminant Researchgv. 173, p. 88?93, Apr. 2019.