Ruminal degradation kinetic of Brachiaria decumbens silages with different nitrogen additives

• Main Authors: Odimári Pricila Pires do Prado, Valter Harry Bumbieris Júnior, Anderson Rogério Floriano, Paula Franciele da Silva Abreu, Ivone Yurika Mizubuti, Edson Luis de Azambuja Ribeiro, Fernando Luiz Massaro Junior, Eduardo Lucas Terra Peixoto, Leandro das Dores Ferreira da Silva, Marco Aurélio Alves de Freitas Barbosa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2014-02-01
• Series: Semina: Ciências Agrárias
• Online Access: http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/16628

This study aimed to assess levels of nitrogen additive Silogen® pasto on ruminal in vitro degradability gas production in Brachiaria decumbens silages. The nitrogen additive contained bacterial strains (Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus curvatus, Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus acidilactici) and minimum nitrogen to 360 g/kg. The levels were: 0.0; 1.0; 1.5; 2.0 and 2.5%. In fractionation were calculated total carbohydrates (TC), non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC), soluble and rapidly degradable (A + B1), potentially degradable (B2) and degradable (C). The kinetic parameters of FC and NFC were estimated using the technique of in vitro gas production. Data were subjected to analysis of variance at 5%. The level additive did not influence the TC and fraction A + B1. The levels of nitrogen additive influenced the NFC, fractions B2 and C. For NFC content 2.0% showed the lowest (22.0 %). The lower levels of additive nitrogen (0, 1.0 and 1.5 % ) had higher fractions of B2 (average 40.2 %) and lower values for the fraction C (average 20.0 % ). There was no difference in the volume of gas CNF (average 86.73 mL) and final volume of gas produced (average 195.79 mL). Was no influence of nitrogen additives for the time of colonization, the lowest time of 3.89 h to 1.0%. The volume of gas of FC was influenced by levels of nitrogen additives with higher values to 0 % from 1.0 %, and 114.74 and 115.09 mL, respectively. Degradation rates of FC and FNC were also affected by the concentrations of nitrogenous additives, which presented higher rates to the levels of 2.0 and 2.5%. It follows that the lower levels of additives to 1.5 % promoted the reduction of the C fraction and increased B2, and greater production of gas volume of the fiber in these silages, showing better nutritional value in these silages.