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.
This work was carried out to evaluate the intake and apparent digestibility of nutrients in the diet with four replacement levels of corn (0, 25, 50 and 75%) by forage cactus meal. Sixteen lambs, averaging 30 months age and live weight (LW) of 40 kg, were allotted to a completely randomized experimental design. There was no effect of levels of replacement on the intake of nutrients, that were restricted at 2.5% of LW. There was no effect of levels of replacement on the coefficients of apparent digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, neutral detergent fiber, total carbohydrates, ether extract and crude protein. The coefficient of apparent digestibility of acid detergent fiber linearly increased with the replacement of corn by forage cactus meal.
Forage Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) Meal in Replacement of Corn. 1. Apparent Digestibility of Nutrients
Veras,Robson Magno Liberal and Ferreira,Marcelo de Andrade and Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de and Véras,Antônia Sherlânea Chaves. Forage Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) Meal in Replacement of Corn. 1. Apparent Digestibility of Nutrients. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2002, vol.31, 3, [cited 2026-03-09], pp.1302-1306. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/forage-cactus-opuntia-ficus-indica-mill-meal-in-replacement-of-corn-1-apparent-digestibility-of-nutrients/>. ISSN 1516-3598. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982002000500029.
Veras,Robson Magno Liberal; Ferreira,Marcelo de Andrade; Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de; Véras,Antônia Sherlânea Chaves. Forage Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) Meal in Replacement of Corn. 1. Apparent Digestibility of Nutrients. R. Bras. Zootec., v.31, 3, p. 1302-1306. Jun. 2002. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/forage-cactus-opuntia-ficus-indica-mill-meal-in-replacement-of-corn-1-apparent-digestibility-of-nutrients/>. acess on 09 Mar. 2026. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982002000500029.
Veras,Robson Magno Liberal, & Ferreira,Marcelo de Andrade, & Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de, & Véras,Antônia Sherlânea Chaves. (2002). Forage Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) Meal in Replacement of Corn. 1. Apparent Digestibility of Nutrients. R. Bras. Zootec., 31(3) , 1302-1306. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982002000500029.
VerasRobson Magno Liberal, FerreiraMarcelo de Andrade, CarvalhoFrancisco Fernando Ramos de, VérasAntônia Sherlânea Chaves. Forage Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) Meal in Replacement of Corn. 1. Apparent Digestibility of Nutrients. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2026 Mar 09]; 31(3): 1302-1306. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/forage-cactus-opuntia-ficus-indica-mill-meal-in-replacement-of-corn-1-apparent-digestibility-of-nutrients/. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982002000500029.
Figure 3
Ruminal disappearance of ash-free neutral detergent fiber (aNDFom) at 30 h of in situ incubation in corn husks (fresh and ensiled) treated with calcium oxide (CaO) and a mixture of corn heavy steep water and sugarcane molasses (HM).
