Fernanda Hentz

Fracionamento dos carboidratos de silagens de milho safrinha colhidas em diferentes alturas de corte

The objective was to verify if there are changes in the carbohydrates composition of late crop corn silages harvested at 20, 45, 70 and 95cm of cutting height (CH). The research was conducted in a randomized entirely design with four replications (mini-silos) per treatment. The dry matter content increased linearly DM=27.25+0.06928*CH (R2=0.82 and P<0.01) with the CH elevation due to the larger grain proportion in the ensiled mass. The neutral detergent fiber corrected for ashes and protein (NDFap) and lignin (ADL) values lowered with the CH elevation, NDFap=43.75-0.08411*CH (R2=0.47 and P<0.01) and ADL=6.983-0.03156*CH (R2=0.49 and P<0.01), respectively. The carbohydrates B1=27.16+0.1239*CH (R2=0.66 and P<0.01) fraction and the non-fiber carbohydrates NFC=41.57+0.07861*CH (R2=0.54 and P<0.01) increased linearly with the CH elevation. The late corn cropping in the south region of Brazil lead to high quality silages, with high starch and low neutral detergent fiber values. The CH elevation in the corn plant changes the carbohydrates distribution, with higher starch and lower neutral detergent fiber and lignin values in the silage.

Suplementação com farelo de girassol para ovinos alimentados com silagem de bagaço de sorgo sacarino

Six Texel × Polwarth (43.6±4.4kg of body weight (BW)) wethers fed ad libitum sorghum bagasse silage (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. saccharatum) were used in a replicated 3×3 Latin Square experiment to evaluate the nutritional effect of supplementing levels of sunflower meal (0, 7 or 14g kg-1 de BW). In all treatments the urea plus ammonium sulphate (9:1, respectively) solution (8%, p/v) was mixed to silage at feeding at a rate of 50ml k-1g of silage. Total dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and non-fibre carbohydrates (NFC) intake, as well as DM intake from silage and digestible OM intake were positively affected (P<0.05) by increased levels of sunflower meal supplementation. The NDF digestibility was not affected by treatments whereas the apparent DM and OM digestibility were linearly increased (P<0.05) due supplementation. The efficiency of ruminal microbial protein synthesis was not affected by treatments whereas N intake, digestibility, urinary excretion and retention as well as rumen microbial protein synthesis increased linearly (P<0.05) at increased levels of supplementation. In conclusion, sunflower meal supplementation positively impacts sorghum silage utilization and nutrients supply to wethers.