Potential of elephant grass genotypes silages as exclusive roughage on tissue composition and meat quality of lambs: a preliminary study

Author:

Soares L.F.P.1ORCID,Guim A.1ORCID,Mello A.C.L.1ORCID,Ferreira M.A.1ORCID,Maciel M.I.S.1ORCID,Silva J.L.2ORCID,Melo P.M.C.1,Silva T.G.P.1ORCID,Oliveira C.J.P.3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil

2. Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia, Brazil

3. Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effects of diets containing elephant grass genotypes silages as exclusive roughage on leg tissue composition, and physicochemical characteristics of meat of lambs. Twenty-four crossbred male lambs with an average initial body weight of 20.29±2.66kg were distributed in a complete randomized design with three treatments and eight replicates. The treatments consisted of three silages of elephant grass genotypes (IRI-381, Elephant B or Mott), without additives or wilting, as the only roughage. The diets did not affect (P>0.05) the dry matter (898.70±60.10 g/day), crude protein (128.93±6.91g/day), total digestible nutrients (690.20±91.82g/day) intakes, body weight at slaughter (24.83±2.79kg), and carcass yields (P>0.05). The tissue composition of the leg did not differ significantly between silages of elephant grass genotypes (P>0.05). No difference (P>0.05) for the physicochemical characteristics of meat from lambs fed diets tested was observed. Therefore, our results indicate that diets containing 50% elephant grass genotypes silages (IRI-381, Elephant B or Mott), harvested at 60 days of growth, have potential for use in lambs feeding.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Subject

General Veterinary

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