Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador

This research evaluated the nutritional value of five varieties of Brachiarias: B. decumbens Stapf; B. brizantha Marandú; B. brizantha Piatá; B. brizantha Xaraés; and Mulato II [B. ruziziensis × B. brizantha]). The Brachiarias were combined at different inclusion rates (0, 10 and 15%) with two tropi...

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Autores principales:	Balseca,Diana G, Cienfuegos,Eugenia G, López,Hilda B, Guevara,Hernán P, Martínez,Juan C
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal 2015
Materias:	Brachiaria Cajanus cajan Centrosema pubescens digestibility grasses legumes nutritional value
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-162020150001000062015-05-27Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of EcuadorBalseca,Diana GCienfuegos,Eugenia GLópez,Hilda BGuevara,Hernán PMartínez,Juan C Brachiaria Cajanus cajan Centrosema pubescens digestibility grasses legumes nutritional value This research evaluated the nutritional value of five varieties of Brachiarias: B. decumbens Stapf; B. brizantha Marandú; B. brizantha Piatá; B. brizantha Xaraés; and Mulato II [B. ruziziensis × B. brizantha]). The Brachiarias were combined at different inclusion rates (0, 10 and 15%) with two tropical forage legume species (Centrosema pubescens and Cajanus cajan, ECV22). The samples were collected at the experimental farm, The Oasis, a property of the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial (Ecuador), with 42 d of regrowth for the Brachiarias and 150 d for the legumes in the dry season. The proximate analysis and the Van Soest procedure were performed in the laboratory of food science and animal nutrition of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador). The in situ digestibility of dry matter (ISDDM) was assessed in three Holstein cows (560 ± 23 kg) with ruminal cannula. The proximal and Van Soest variables were analyzed with a complete randomized design, and for the variable ISDDM, a randomized block design was used. Significant differences for ISDDM (P≤0.05) between the Brachiaria varieties were found, with the highest percentages for the cv. B. decumbens Stapf and B. brizantha Marandú (63.9 and 63.2%, respectively). The diet with 10% C. cajan had average percentages of CP, NDF and ADF of 8.7, 70.7 and 47.6%, respectively, for all the Brachiaria varieties used in the study. It was found that diets with B. decumbens and B. Mulato II plus 10% of C. cajan were the best in terms of CP, NDF, ADF and ISDDM (9.3, 70.5, 46.4 and 64.1% and 8.6, 69.9, 50.3 and 63.5%, respectively). The results of this research showed that the value of CP meets the minimum requirements of nitrogen in the ration and that the ISDDM, DM, CF, NDF, ADF and ADL values are within the ranges reported for the genus Brachiaria.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería ForestalCiencia e investigación agraria v.42 n.1 20152015-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202015000100006en10.4067/S0718-16202015000100006
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topic	Brachiaria Cajanus cajan Centrosema pubescens digestibility grasses legumes nutritional value
spellingShingle	Brachiaria Cajanus cajan Centrosema pubescens digestibility grasses legumes nutritional value Balseca,Diana G Cienfuegos,Eugenia G López,Hilda B Guevara,Hernán P Martínez,Juan C Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador
description	This research evaluated the nutritional value of five varieties of Brachiarias: B. decumbens Stapf; B. brizantha Marandú; B. brizantha Piatá; B. brizantha Xaraés; and Mulato II [B. ruziziensis × B. brizantha]). The Brachiarias were combined at different inclusion rates (0, 10 and 15%) with two tropical forage legume species (Centrosema pubescens and Cajanus cajan, ECV22). The samples were collected at the experimental farm, The Oasis, a property of the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial (Ecuador), with 42 d of regrowth for the Brachiarias and 150 d for the legumes in the dry season. The proximate analysis and the Van Soest procedure were performed in the laboratory of food science and animal nutrition of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador). The in situ digestibility of dry matter (ISDDM) was assessed in three Holstein cows (560 ± 23 kg) with ruminal cannula. The proximal and Van Soest variables were analyzed with a complete randomized design, and for the variable ISDDM, a randomized block design was used. Significant differences for ISDDM (P≤0.05) between the Brachiaria varieties were found, with the highest percentages for the cv. B. decumbens Stapf and B. brizantha Marandú (63.9 and 63.2%, respectively). The diet with 10% C. cajan had average percentages of CP, NDF and ADF of 8.7, 70.7 and 47.6%, respectively, for all the Brachiaria varieties used in the study. It was found that diets with B. decumbens and B. Mulato II plus 10% of C. cajan were the best in terms of CP, NDF, ADF and ISDDM (9.3, 70.5, 46.4 and 64.1% and 8.6, 69.9, 50.3 and 63.5%, respectively). The results of this research showed that the value of CP meets the minimum requirements of nitrogen in the ration and that the ISDDM, DM, CF, NDF, ADF and ADL values are within the ranges reported for the genus Brachiaria.
author	Balseca,Diana G Cienfuegos,Eugenia G López,Hilda B Guevara,Hernán P Martínez,Juan C
author_facet	Balseca,Diana G Cienfuegos,Eugenia G López,Hilda B Guevara,Hernán P Martínez,Juan C
author_sort	Balseca,Diana G
title	Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador
title_short	Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador
title_full	Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador
title_fullStr	Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed	Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador
title_sort	nutritional value of brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of ecuador
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal
publishDate	2015
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202015000100006
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Nutritional value of Brachiarias and forage legumes in the humid tropics of Ecuador

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