Title
Degradability and estimation of the intake of forages and concentrates in alpacas (Vicugna pacos)
Other title
Degradabilidad y estimación del consumo de forrajes y concentrados en alpacas (Vicugna pacos).
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of the study was to evaluate the kinetic parameters of in situ degradation of dry matter (DM), crude protein (PC) and the estimation of DM intake of forages and concentrated feeds by prediction equations in Huacaya alpacas (Vicugna pacos). The study included maize silage (Zea mays L) without and with 1% urea, barley (Hordeum vulgare L), oats (Avena sativa L), wheat bran (Triticum aestivum L) and potato scrap (Solanum tuberosum). The feeds (5 g on dry basis) were placed in nylon bags and incubated during 0, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 76 hours in the first stomach compartment of two fistulated alpacas. The MS and the PC of the residues in the nylon bags were analyzed. The DM and PC of wheat bran and potato scrap showed high degradation potential, as well as MS and PC of oats. The highest non-degradable fraction of the PC of the maize with and without urea is highlighted and, therefore, PC showed lower degradability. Estimates of consumption by alpacas generated by the equations of three studies are not adequate for the feeds under study.
Start page
429
End page
437
Volume
29
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85052394974
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sponsor(s)
Se agradece a los fondos de FEDU del vicerrectorado de investigación y a los fon-dos FOCAM del Proyecto «Evaluación de la siembra de avena y cebada asociado a la vicia y conservar el forraje para la alimenta-ción de alpacas en las zonas altoandinas en el distrito de Huancavelica, provincias de Huancavelica, Castrovirreyna y Huaytara de la región Huancavelica» de la Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica,por el apoyobrin-dado en la realización de esta investigación.
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