Chemical and Biological Treatment in bulky for Ruminants

Abstract

Brazil, for being one of the major agricultural producers, annually generates a large variety and quantity of agro-industrial waste. These residues can assume considerable importance in the feeding of ruminants, especially during periods in which the shortage of fodder becomes the dominant factor limiting the productivity of these animals. The purpose of studying these agroindustrial waste intended not only the search for remedy the shortage of ruminant feed during the time of reduced productivity of tropical grasses, but also an increase in concern about the environment. A portion of the waste produced today as bagasse from sugarcane, post-harvest seed waste pulping waste fruit and straw, they are of poor quality, since they have high cell wall content (values above 60%) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) above 40%, and lower crude protein (CP) (below 6.0%), minerals and vitamins, and the digestibility of dry matter (DM) Low (40 50%), which results in low levels of consumption.