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Replacement of grain maize with spineless cactus in the diet of dairy goats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2021

Genildo Fonseca Pereira ,
João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto ,
Ângela Patrícia Alves Coelho Gracindo ,
Yhêlda Maria de Oliveira Silva ,
Gelson dos Santos Difante ,
Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel Open the ORCID record for Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel [Opens in a new window] ,
Francisco José de Souza Marinho  and
Guilherme Ferreira da Costa Lima
Genildo Fonseca Pereira
Affiliation:
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, Apodi campus, Apodi, RN, Brazil
João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto
Affiliation:
Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Agricultural Sciences campus, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Ângela Patrícia Alves Coelho Gracindo
Affiliation:
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, Apodi campus, Apodi, RN, Brazil
Yhêlda Maria de Oliveira Silva
Affiliation:
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
Gelson dos Santos Difante
Affiliation:
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel*
Affiliation:
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Francisco José de Souza Marinho
Affiliation:
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, Apodi campus, Apodi, RN, Brazil
Guilherme Ferreira da Costa Lima
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Corporation of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Antonio Leandro Chaves Gurgel, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) is widely used in animal feed in semi-arid regions, due to the adaptive characteristics to such conditions and for having high levels of soluble carbohydrates. This research article describes the effect of replacing grain maize with spineless cactus in the diet of dairy goats on dry matter intake, water intake, milk yield, milk physicochemical characteristics and diet production costs. Eight multiparous Anglo Nubian goats were fed diets in which grain maize was replaced with spineless cactus at four levels (0, 33, 66, and 100%) in a double 4 × 4 Latin square design. Milk yield was measured and samples collected in the last three days of each period for physicochemical analysis and for determining nutrient intake. Diet production costs were also determined. Replacing maize with spineless cactus did not influence dry matter intake. Water intake via the drinker decreased linearly in response to the increasing levels of spineless cactus in the diet. The replacement of maize with spineless cactus did not change milk yield or physicochemical parameters. Total feed cost and the percentage of revenue losses from feed decreased with the replacement. Therefore, spineless cactus can fully replace grain maize in the diet of dairy goats, as it does not change dry matter intake or milk yield, but rather reduces feed costs and the drinking-water intake of goats.

Keywords

Alternative feedstuffsmilk yieldnutrient intakesemi-aridwater intake
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 88 , Issue 2 , May 2021 , pp. 134 - 138
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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