Chemical composition of elephant grass hay ammoniated with urea

Authors

  • Bruno Borges Deminicis
  • Rafael Pavesi Araújo
  • Norberto Silva Rocha
  • Matheus Lima Corrêa Abreu
  • Rafaela Neves Guerra
  • Breno Ressari Nicolini
  • Antônio Delunardo Pandolfi Filho
  • Patricia do Rosário Rodrigues

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n13.1738

Keywords:

Ammoniation, Forage Conservation, Pennisetum purpureum

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different doses of urea ammoniation of elephant grass on the dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), detergent fiber acidic (ADF), lignin (LIG), mineral matter (MM) and Ether Extract (EE). The experimental design was completely randomized with 6 treatments (doses) and 3 repetitions. The results showed that there were differences between levels of crude protein (CP) and Mineral Matter (MM), observed higher CP for treatments with higher urea, compared to MM was the inverse of PB, ie, the highest percentages of urea added to hay provided lower values ​​on the levels of MM. In the other components evaluated DM, NDF, ADF, and lignin, no differences were observed between doses of urea.

Published

2015-09-09

Issue

Section

Pastagem e forragicultura

How to Cite

Chemical composition of elephant grass hay ammoniated with urea. (2015). Pubvet, 8(13). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n13.1738

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