Elephant grass silage with different proportion of dehydrated peel of passion fruit in diets Santa Inês lambs

Abstract

The consumption, digestibility, and performance was evaluated of lambs fed silage elephant grass containing different inclusion levels of passion fruit peel dried (0, 10, 20 and 30%) in natural matter of elephant grass, in a randomized completely randomized design with four replications. The elephant grass was cut at 60 days old, chopped and ensiled in barrels along with the proportions of dried passion fruit peel as each treatment. After 30 days, the silos were opened, beginning the experiment. It was observed that the inclusion of the residual affect intake and digestibility of certain nutrients. Effect was observed for average daily weight gain and total gain of the lambs, and for every 1% of passion fruit peel added dried rose 2.42% for Average daily gain. The feed showed decreasing linear effect (8.9, 9.2, 8.6 and 7.2), respectively, between treatments, the report concludes that the passion fruit peel dried can be used in up to 30% inclusion elephant grass.