Valor nutritivo de silagem de capim-elefante (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) com diferentes n&iacute;veis de casca de caf&eacute;  <span class="so-article-trans-title"> Translated title: Nutritive value of elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) silage with different levels of coffee hulls </span>

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Abstract

Avaliaram-se os efeitos de diferentes níveis de casca de café (0, 8,7; 17,4; 26,1; e 34,8 kg de casca de café/100 kg de forragem fresca) sobre a composição bromatológica e a digestibilidade in vitro da matéria seca (DIVMS) da silagem de capim-elefante. Na produção das silagens foram utilizados 15 silos cilíndricos de PVC com de 0,25 m de diâmetro e 0,75 m de altura, adotando-se uma compactação de 550 kg/m³. O teor de MS aumentou em função dos níveis crescentes de casca, estimando-se acréscimo de 0,54% por unidade de casca de café adicionada. Os valores de pH foram menores para as silagens com casca, estimando-se valor mínimo de 3,78 para o nível de 26,87% de casca. O teor de PB (8,9%) da silagem sem casca de café foi inferior aos 11,1% verificados na forragem fresca e nas silagens contendo casca de café. A adição de casca de café ao capim-elefante resultou em silagens com menores teores de fibra em detergente neutro e hemicelulose, ao mesmo tempo em que os teores de lignina das silagens foram aumentados. Foi estimada uma redução de apenas 0,14% na DIVMS das silagens por unidade de casca de café adicionada. A casca de café, em níveis iguais ou superiores a 17,4 kg de casca/100 kg de forragem fresca, revelou ser um bom aditivo para a ensilagem de capim-elefante com alto teor de umidade.

Translated abstract

One experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of five levels of coffee hulls (0, 8.7, 17.4, 26.1, and 34.8 kg/100 kg of fresh forage) on the bromatologic composition and IVDMD of elephantgrass silage. Fifteen plastic silos measuring .25 of diameter x .75 of height were used. In the ensiling process the forage received a pressure of 550 kg/m³. The results showed that the percentage of dry matter increased linearly with increasing of coffee hulls. It was estimated an increasing of .54% for each unit of coffee hulls added. The pH value was inferior for silage with coffee hulls. It was estimated a minimum value of 3.78 for the level 26.87% of coffee hulls. The content of CP of the silage without coffee hulls (8.9%) was inferior to (11.1%) found in the fresh forage and silages with coffee hulls. The IVDMD value was reduced according to crescent levels of coffee hulls. It was estimated a decreasing of .14% for each unit of coffee hulls added. It is possible to conclude that the addition of coffee hulls on level of 17.4 kg of coffee hulls/100 kg of fresh forage showed be a good additive for ensiling elephantgrass with high moisture content.

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Even under the intensive concentrate feeding systems of ruminant animal production in the United States, forages continue to represent the single most important feed resource. Cell-wall concentration and digestibility limit the intake potential and energy availability of forage crops in beef and dairy production. Identification of cell-wall characteristics that should be targets of genetic modification is required if plant breeders and molecular biologists are to successfully improve forages for livestock feeding. As the forage plant cell develops, phenolic acids and lignin are deposited in the maturing cell wall in specific structural conformations, and in a strict developmental sequence. Lignin is the key element that limits cell-wall digestibility, but cross-linkage of lignin and wall polysaccharides by ferulic acid bridges may be a prerequisite for lignin to exert its affect. Lignin composition and p-coumaric acid in the wall are less likely to affect digestibility. Voluntary intake of forages is a critical determinant of animal performance and cell-wall concentration is negatively related to intake of ruminants consuming high-forage diets. Cell walls affect intake by contributing to ruminal fill. A simple model of cell-wall digestion and passage in which ruminal fill is a function of rates of digestion and passage, as well as the indigestible fraction of the cell-wall indicates that cell-wall concentration and rate of passage are the most critical parameters determining ruminal fill. Plant factors that affect rate of passage include those that affect particle size reduction by chewing and those that affect particle buoyancy in the rumen. The latter is primarily affected by 1) the ability of the particulate matter to retain gases, which is probably related to plant anatomy and rate of digestion of the plant tissue, and 2) the rate at which the gas is produced, which is affected by the potentially digestible fraction of the particulate matter and the rate of digestion of this fraction. Increasing rate of digestion should increase rate of passage by diminishing the gas produced and increasing density over time. A reduction in the indigestible cell-wall fraction is beneficial because this will decrease fill and increase digestibility. Animal production and economic benefits from reduced cell-wall concentration and increased digestibility are significant. Because of the high cell-wall concentration and large digestible cell-wall fraction of grasses, reduction in cell-wall concentration would probably be of greater value than improving digestibility in these species. Legumes represent the opposite situation and may benefit more from improvements in the digestibility of their cell walls.