REPLACEMENT OF TIFTON 85 HAY WITH MANIÇOBA HAY IN THE SPINELESS CACTUS DIET OF SHEEP

Francicleide Maria de Souza Charll  Santos; Dorgival Morais de Lima Júnior; Daniel Barros  Cardoso; Michel do Vale  Maciel; Francisco Fernando Ramos de  Carvalho

doi:10.1590/1983-21252021v34n122rc

Authors

Francicleide Maria de Souza Charll Santos Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-0736
Dorgival Morais de Lima Júnior Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Arapiraca, AL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1154-8579
Daniel Barros Cardoso Animal Science College, Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco, Garanhuns, PE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6686-5766
Michel do Vale Maciel Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Parintins, AM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6483-224X
Francisco Fernando Ramos de Carvalho 2Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9211-0263

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252021v34n122rc

Keywords:

Forage cactus. Manihot pseudoglaziovii. Nopalea. Ruminal parameters. Tropical shrub.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of replacing Tifton 85 hay with maniçoba hay in diets based on spineless cactus on the nutrient intake and digestibility, ingestive behaviour and ruminal parameters of confined sheep. In order to do this, eight male sheep with ruminal cannulae were used, distributed across four levels (0, 333, 666 and 1.000 g kg^–1 of dry matter) of replacement of Tifton 85 hay with maniçoba hay in a double Latin square experimental design. The animals were confined for 60 days divided into four periods of 15 days. The replacement of Tifton 85 hay with maniçoba hay did not influence the dry matter intake or digestibility. However, it influenced in a positive linear fashion the intake of non-fibrous carbohydrates and in a linear negative fashion the digestibility of insoluble fibre in neutral detergent and crude protein. The ruminal ammonia-nitrogen and the crude protein ruminal content decreased linearly with the replacement of Tifton 85 hay with maniçoba hay. There was no effect of hay replacement on the production of volatile fatty acids or the microbial biofilm. The total replacement Tifton 85 by maniçoba hay in spineless cactus diets for sheep did not influence total digestible nutrient intake, volatile fatty acid production or biofilm, but did affect crude protein digestibility, ammonia-nitrogen and crude protein content in the rumen. Therefore, maniçoba hay can replace 300 g kg^–1 grass hay in spineless cactus diets for sheep without compromising intake and ruminal parameters.

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