The objective of this study was to determine the effects of partial replacement of dried citrus pulp (DCP) by wet low pectin citrus pulp (WLPCP), wet low pectin citrus pulp silage (WLPCPS) or wet low pectin citrus pulp silage with sodium benzoate (WLPCPS+B) on performance and carcass characteristics, apparent digestibility of nutrients, ruminal measures, and nitrogen metabolism of lambs. In the performance trial, 64 Santa Inês ram lambs were fed 95% concentrate and 5% sugarcane bagasse diets during 56 days. […]

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of replacing corn by dried citrus pulp on chemical composition and fatty acids profile in longissimus dorsi muscle of thirty-two Santa Ines lambs, slaughtered at average weight of 33 kg at 141 days of age. Lambs were fed a 90% concentrate (ground corn and/or dried citrus pulp, soybean meal and minerals) and 10% coastcross hay (Cynodon spp) diet. Dried citrus pulp was added at 23.7, 46.1 and 68.4% of dry […]

This work aimed to estimate the carbohydrate fractions in three sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars in the presence or absence of irrigation, using the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) equations. The utilization of a fibrous preparation called cell wall (CW) in the CNCPS equations instead of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) showed no differences in the B1 and C fractions; however, there were differences in the A and B2 fractions. Because estimates of B1 fraction were lower than wet […]

The objective of this trial was to determine the effects of feeding diets containing citrus pulp on carcass characteristics and meat quality of feedlot lambs. Thirty-two Santa Ines lambs were distributed in a complete randomized block design according to body weight and age at the beginning of the performance trial. Lambs were fed diets containing 90% concentrate (corn and/or citrus pulp, soybean meal and minerals) and 10% coastcross hay (Cynodon spp). Citrus pulp was added at levels 23.7, 46.1 and […]

The experiment was developed at Instituto de Zootecnia in São José do Rio Preto, SP, and the objective was to evaluate the digestibility coefficients, the nutrients intake, and the nitrogen balance of diets with 20% of corn silage and 80% of concentrate and 0, 25, 40 and 55% of citrus pulp in total dry matter, replacing corn grain. Eight crossbred lambs, with nine months of age and 34 kg of liveweight, were fed in individual cages, where feces and urine […]

The work was carried out at the Equine Production Sector of the Department of Animal Science of the Federal University of Lavras – UFLA, in Lavras – MG, Brazil, with the objective of evaluating the effect of pectin and soybean meal addition on the apparent digestibility of nutrients in horses. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 4×2 factorial arrangement, with four pectin levels (0, 1, 2 and 3% of the DM of the hay of coastcross consumed) and […]