Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8973685 | Animal Feed Science and Technology | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Fibre, crude protein and tannin concentrations were measured in browse species from the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil during the dry and wet seasons. The effects of oven-, sun- and shade-drying and of urea treatment were also determined. Crude protein (CP) content varied from 103 to 161Â g/kg dry matter (DM) and the browses had similar CP content in the two seasons (during 2002) (102-161 and 107-153Â g/kg DM in the wet and dry seasons, respectively). Total tannin concentrations ranged from 13 to 201Â g/kg DM amongst the browses and were higher in the dry season. A 30-d treatment with urea reduced extractable tannins significantly (PÂ <Â 0.05). The urea treatment was also most effective at reducing the in vitro effects of tannins compared to the other drying treatments. This was demonstrated by measuring the effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on gas production. Addition of PEG increased gas production of oven- (81.4%), sun- (78.5%) and shade-dried (76.7%) samples much more compared to urea treated samples (10.9%).
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Authors
D.M.S.S. Vitti, E.F. Nozella, A.L. Abdalla, I.C.S. Bueno, J.C. Silva Filho, C. Costa, M.S. Bueno, C. Longo, M.E.Q. Vieira, S.L.S. Cabral Filho, P.B. Godoy, I. Mueller-Harvey,