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Effects of the addition of polyunsaturated fatty acids on rumen degradation of dry matter and neutral detergent fibre of Guinea grass (Panicum maximum) in Pelibuey sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. Herrera–Camacho ,
J.C. Ku-Vera ,
J.A. Quintal-Franco ,
L.G. Williams  and
R. Quijano-Cervera
J. Herrera–Camacho
Affiliation:
Univ of Yucatan, Apdo. 4-116, 97100 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
J.C. Ku-Vera
Affiliation:
Univ of Yucatan, Apdo. 4-116, 97100 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
J.A. Quintal-Franco
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
L.G. Williams
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
R. Quijano-Cervera
Affiliation:
Univ of Yucatan, Apdo. 4-116, 97100 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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Fat is often fed to sheep and cattle as a means to increase dietary energy concentration. There is increasing interest in the supplementation of ruminant diets with fats and oils. However feeding fat may reduce dry matter digestibility, and feeding ruminant animals large quantities of fat (>5% of total dry matter intake) can result in a marked negative effect on fibre and dry mater intake. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of fat supplementation on ruminal degradation of dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) of sheep fed a tropical hay.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 99
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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