The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of “catingueira” hay (CH) addition on nutritional balance by sheep. Fifteen “Morada Nova” males castrated sheep were used in a complete randomized design with three treatments (0, 50 and 100% CH addition) and five replications. The inclusion of CH did not influence the apparent nitrogen balance. The energy retained as percentage of the ingested energy was not affected by treatment, however, the energy retained as percentage of the digested energy declined linearly in function of the CH inclusion level. Considering the nutrititonal demands of the experimental animals, it was concluded that the average intake observed at the intermediary levels of CH, showed that the “catingueira” have a reasonable nutritive value, being a strategic forage plant to the herd in the dry season in the semi-arid region.
Effect of vatingueira hay (Caesalpinea Bracteosa) adition on apparent nitrogen and energy balance by morada nova sheep
Neto,Severino Gonzaga and Batista,Ângela Maria Vieira and Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de and Marques,Carlo Aldrovandi Torreão and Santos,Gladston Rafael Arruda. Effect of vatingueira hay (Caesalpinea Bracteosa) adition on apparent nitrogen and energy balance by morada nova sheep. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2004, vol.33, 5, [cited 2026-04-24], pp.1325-1331. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/effect-of-vatingueira-hay-caesalpinea-bracteosa-adition-on-apparent-nitrogen-and-energy-balance-by-morada-nova-sheep/>. ISSN 1516-3598. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982004000500026.
Neto,Severino Gonzaga; Batista,Ângela Maria Vieira; Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de; Marques,Carlo Aldrovandi Torreão; Santos,Gladston Rafael Arruda. Effect of vatingueira hay (Caesalpinea Bracteosa) adition on apparent nitrogen and energy balance by morada nova sheep. R. Bras. Zootec., v.33, 5, p. 1325-1331. Oct. 2004. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/effect-of-vatingueira-hay-caesalpinea-bracteosa-adition-on-apparent-nitrogen-and-energy-balance-by-morada-nova-sheep/>. acess on 24 Apr. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982004000500026.
Neto,Severino Gonzaga, & Batista,Ângela Maria Vieira, & Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de, & Marques,Carlo Aldrovandi Torreão, & Santos,Gladston Rafael Arruda. (2004). Effect of vatingueira hay (Caesalpinea Bracteosa) adition on apparent nitrogen and energy balance by morada nova sheep. R. Bras. Zootec., 33(5) , 1325-1331. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982004000500026.
NetoSeverino Gonzaga, BatistaÂngela Maria Vieira, CarvalhoFrancisco Fernando Ramos de, MarquesCarlo Aldrovandi Torreão, SantosGladston Rafael Arruda. Effect of vatingueira hay (Caesalpinea Bracteosa) adition on apparent nitrogen and energy balance by morada nova sheep. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2004 Oct [cited 2026 Apr 24]; 33(5): 1325-1331. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/effect-of-vatingueira-hay-caesalpinea-bracteosa-adition-on-apparent-nitrogen-and-energy-balance-by-morada-nova-sheep/. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982004000500026.
Figure 6
Differential abundance for the species Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (A) and Megamonas funiformis (B).
