Chemical composition and dry matter in situ degradability of arboreal legumes from Brazilian Semi-Arid region

Authors

  • Edson Mauro Santos Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Anderson Moura Zanine Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
  • Daniela Jesus Ferreira
  • Juliana Silva Oliveira Univeridade Federal da Paraíba
  • Odilon Gomes Pereira Universidade Fedral de Viçosa
  • Paulo Roberto Cecon Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Ricardo Loiola Edvan Universidade Federal da Paraiba
  • Walter Alves Vasconcelos Instituto Nacional do Semi-Árido

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v14i2.13618

Keywords:

<i> Albizia polyantha, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Leucaena leucocephala</i>

Abstract

To offer alternatives for the climatic instability of the Brazilian semi-arid an experiment was accomplished to evaluate the bromatologic composition and the dry matter in situ degradability of arboreal legumes from brazilian semi-arid. The appraised legumes were Muquem (Albizia polyantha), Tamboril (Enterolobium contortisiliquum) and Leucena (Leucaena leucocephala). Samples were collected at three forests of the municipal district of Bom Jesus da Lapa, in the Bahia state, a sample composed in each forest. There were determined the dry matter content, crude protein, detergent neutral fiber, acid detergent fiber, hemicelulose, organic matter, mineral matter and dry matter in situ degradability. The studied legumes presented 45% around of dry matter. The crude protein content of the Muquem legume and Leucena in spite of the statistical difference were very close (17.00%). there was difference for the quality of the fibers with the smallest detergent neutral fiber value observed for the Leucena, following by the Muquem and Tamboril. The Leucena, during the whole incubation period, presented larger digestibilidade ruminal following by the Muquem and of the Tamboril. We can conclude that in spite of the superiority of the Leucena the leguminosa Tamboril and Muquem can be alternative for the feeding of the flock in the ecosystem of Catinga.

Author Biography

Ricardo Loiola Edvan, Universidade Federal da Paraiba

Especialização em Agroecologia, Aluno de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia pela Universidade Fedral da Paraíba

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Santos, E. M., Zanine, A. M., Ferreira, D. J., Oliveira, J. S., Pereira, O. G., Cecon, P. R., … Vasconcelos, W. A. (2009). Chemical composition and dry matter in situ degradability of arboreal legumes from Brazilian Semi-Arid region. Archives of Veterinary Science, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v14i2.13618

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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