Cactus pear silage to mitigate the effects of an intermittent water supply for feedlot lambs: Intake, digestibility, water balance and growth performance

IS Nobre, GGL Araújo, EM Santos, GGP Carvalho… - Ruminants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the intake, digestibility, water balance and growth
performance of lambs receiving diets containing cactus silage under an intermittent water …

[HTML][HTML] Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective

SA Santos, HEP Santana, MS Jesus, IA Torquato… - Fermentation, 2024 - mdpi.com
Opuntia spp.(forage cactus or spineless cactus) is a plant native to Mexico that is commonly
used as alternative nutrient-rich fodder in semi-arid regions. Due to its resistance to drought …

Optimizing silage quality in drylands: Corn stover and forage cactus mixture on nutritive value, microbial activity, and aerobic stability

G de Carvalho Sobral, JS de Oliveira… - Journal of Arid …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study aimed to determine the optimal ratio for the mixture of forage cactus and corn
stover silage, emphasizing the evaluation of fermentative profile, microbial populations, dry …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased biomass, nutritional value, and cochineal resistance of Opuntia ficus-indica plants

TG Kebede, E Birhane, KM Ayimut, YG Egziabher - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Background Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller is dominantly growing on degraded soils in arid
and semi-arid areas. The plants might establish a strong association with arbuscular …

Parkia platycephala replacing ground corn in the diet of confined lambs: intake, digestibility, ingestive behaviour, rumen fermentation and carcass yield

PG Batista Gomes, M Raposo Santos… - Archives of Animal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to evaluate the intake, digestibility, ingestive behaviour, productive
performance, rumen fermentation and carcass yield of lambs fed diets with Parkia …

Fermentation Profile, Aerobic Stability, and Chemical and Mineral Composition of Cactus Pear Silages with Different Inclusion Levels of Gliricidia Hay

MKN de Sá, AP de Andrade, GGL de Araújo… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cactus pear is used in large proportions in diets for small ruminants in semiarid regions.
However, its exclusive use is not recommended due to the low fiber and crude protein …

Effect of replacing Tifton 85 hay with Moringa hay (Moringa oleifera L.) on the nutrient metabolism, metabolic profile, and water balance of sheep

EA da Silva, TLAC de Araújo, MWF Pereira… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of replacing Tifton 85 hay (TH) with Moringa hay (MH)
on the intake, apparent digestibility, ingestive behaviour, rumen parameters, serum …

Spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.)) as an exclusive or partial source of water for goats: histomorphological changes in the digestive, hepatic and renal …

TM da Costa, GMB Moreno, NL Ribeiro… - The Journal of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The aim of this study was to evaluate the production performance and the occurrence of
histomorphometric changes in the digestive, hepatic and renal systems of goats fed with a …

Intake, ingestive behavior, and digestibility in goats fed diets containing different lipid sources

WD Ferrari, EA Moraes, MAÁ Queiroz… - Pesquisa …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a inclusão de fontes lipídicas em dietas para caprinos,
quanto ao consumo e ao comportamento ingestivo dos animais e à sua digestibilidade dos …

Consumo, comportamento ingestivo e digestibilidade em caprinos alimentados com dietas com diferentes fontes lipídicas

WDF Junior, EA Moraes, MAÁ Queiroz… - Pesquisa …, 2024 - seer.sct.embrapa.br
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a inclusão de fontes lipídicas em dietas para caprinos,
quanto ao consumo e ao comportamento ingestivo dos animais e à sua digestibilidade dos …