Parâmetros ruminais de ovinos e caprinos alimentados com silagem da mucilagem do desfibramento de sisal

Abstract

The following study aimed to evaluate the rumen parameters of sheep and goats submitted to diets based on sisal shredded mucilage (MUDS) ensiled with and without additives, recording the pH values, quantifying the concentrations of ammoniacal nitrogen in the rumen of animals, in addition to tests to analyze the rumen fluid, measuring the reductive activity of the rumen flora (methylene blue reduction test, PRAM) and the sedimentation time at different times (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 10 hours) after the morning feeding. The experimental diets were: a) Control (60% Tifton 85 hay (Cynodon dactylon, L.) and 40% concentrate); b) MUDS silage (SilMUDS) without additive (45% SilMUDS, 15% Tifton 85 hay and 40% concentrate); c) MUDS silage added with ground corn (SilMUDS-MI) - 45% SilMUDS-MI, 15% Tifton 85 hay and 40% concentrate; and d) MUDS silage with wheat bran (SilMUDS-TRI)) – 45% SilMUDS-TRI, 15% Tifton 85 hay and 40% concentrate. The proportions of additive in the silages were 75% of the MUDS and 25% of the additive. Four sheep and four male goats, castrated and cannulated in the rumen, with initial mean body weights (BW) of 71.05 ± 7.53kg and 57.41 ± 9.71kg, respectively, distributed in a Latin square design were used. Ruminal parameters were influenced with the use of silages; pH and ammonia nitrogen showed greater variation (P<0.05) for the effect of treatments and collection time after the first feeding, resulting in ideal levels according to the literature for N-NH3 present in the rumen. Low levels of pH were obtained in all treatments and collection hours, evidencing the treatment of SilMUDS-MI which resulted in the lowest level (5.97); The sedimentation test showed a significant effect (P<0.05) for the hours of collection, with its sedimentation time decreasing as the hours of analysis passed; the analysis of PRAM (Methylene Blue Reducing Test) showed a high reductive effect (P<0.05) observing the collection times, due to the high level of carbohydrate degradation present in the rumen and how acidic the rumen fluid was. The SilMUDS with additives or not provides good levels of ammonium nitrogen considering normal ruminal parameters. SilMUDS, with or without