Modesto Leite

Desempenho de cordeiros em confinamento alimentados com dieta exclusiva de concentrado com diferentes porcentagens de proteína

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of feedlot lambs feed with exclusive concentrate diet with different percentages of protein. A total of twenty four confined, not castrated Santa Ines crossbred lambs, with approximately 180 days of age, average live weight of 25kg, in a completely randomized design, with four treatments and six repetitions were used. Voluntary intake of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein and total digestible nutrient, besides the daily and total gains, conversion and feed efficiency of feedlot lambs were not affected (P>0.05) by percentage of dietary crude protein. Diets with 18 and 20% crude protein had lower production costs, however, the lowest cost was obtained with a diet containing 18% CP.

Comportamento ingestivo de cordeiros em confinamento, alimentados com dieta exclusiva de concentrado com diferentes porcentagens de proteína

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the ingestive behavior of feedlot lambs fed with an exclusive diet of concentrate with different percentages of protein (14, 16, 18, and 20%). A total of twenty four Santa Ines crossbred lambs, not castrated, with approximately 180 days of age, average live weight of 25kg, confined, in a completely randomized design, with four treatments and six repetitions. The time spent on feeding decreased linearly in 0.20 hours/day for each 1% increasing in protein percentage in the diet, the idleness increased linearly in 0.25 hours/day, and the total chewing decreased linearly in 0.25 hours/day. The increase in the protein percentage in the diet increased the feed efficiency linearly (kg DM and NDF/hour) in 0.038 and 0.005kg/hour, respectively, for DM and NDF fractions. However, the intake of dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF), the rumination efficiency (kg DM and NDF/hour), as well as the period (no /day) and the time (min) spent on feeding, ruminating and idling were not influenced by different protein percentages in the diet.