Title
Effects of particle size and type of ammoniation-preservation on the digestibility and intake of corn crop residues in sheep
Other title
[Efectos del tamaño de partícula y tipo de amonificación-conservación sobre la digestibilidad y consumo del rastrojo de maíz en ovinos]
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The effect of particle size (PS) and type of ammoniation-preservation (AP) on the digestibility and intake of corn crop residues in sheep was evaluated. Four sheep were used in a 4 x 4 factorial arrangement: PS (1, 2, 3, and 4 cm) and AP [no ammoniated no silage (NA) and three ammoniated treatments with different plastic silage: aerial silage on the soil (AS), silage on the soil covered with ground (SC) and silage interred in a compost pit (SI)]. There was no effect of PS, but ammoniated silage treatments (AS, SC, SI) significantly (p<0.01) improved the digestibility and intake of the corn crop residue. AS and SI performed better in protein and fiber digestibility. It was concluded that the 2 cm-AS combination was considered the most appropriate from an economic, practical and technical viewpoint.
Start page
19
End page
25
Volume
21
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Nutrición, Dietética
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047091262
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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