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| Minervino,A.H.H.; Kaminishikawahara,C.M.; Soares,F.B.; Araújo,C.A.S.C.; Reis,L.F.; Rodrigues,F.A.M.L.; Vechiato,T.A.F.; Ferreira,R.N.F.; Barrêto-Júnior,R.A.; Mori,C.S.; Ortolani,E.L.. |
| In this study we examined the effects of different feed concentrates on sheep behaviour. Our hypothesis was that citric pulp would stimulate rumination and be capable of replacing other concentrates traditionally used for feeding in confinement, to reduce the risk of urolithiasis. Ten adult Santa Inês sheep were distributed in a Latin square with five different diets, one control diet with 80% hay and 20% commercial feed and four diets containing 30% coast-cross hay and 70% of the following concentrates: pelleted citrus pulp, citrus pulp meal, cornmeal or wheat bran. After 21d of adaptation to each one of the five diets, the sheep were visually monitored for 24 h at 3 min intervals to record the time spent ruminating, time spent eating and time spent... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Feed behaviour; Citric pulp; Rumination; Urolithiasis; Cornmeal. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352014000401163 |
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