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Cactus cladodes for dairy goats: what is the best fiber source?

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This study evaluated the effect of different fiber sources supplied with cactus cladodes in diets on the intake and digestibility of nutrients, ingestive behavior, milk yield, and composition of dairy goats. The fiber sources were corn silage, sorghum silage, Digitaria pentzii Stent. hay, and sugarcane bagasse. Twelve Saanen goats with an average weight of 48.9 ± 7.3 kg and average production of 2.8 ± 0.7 kg of milk/day were assigned in three simultaneous 4 × 4 Latin squares (four animals, four treatments, and four experimental periods). There was no difference between the fiber sources for intake (P > 0.05) of dry matter (2.58 kg/day), organic matter (2.30 kg/day), crude protein (0.385 kg/day), neutral detergent fiber (0.895 kg/day), non-fibrous carbohydrates (0.858 kg/day), and metabolizable energy (5.66 Mcal/day). Also, the fiber sources did not influence dry matter and nutrient digestibility (P > 0.05). The association of cactus cladodes with silages, hay, and sugarcane bagasse did not change milk production, milk production corrected for 3.5% of fat and corrected for energy (2.78; 2.53 and 2,55 kg/day, respectively), in addition to milk composition (P > 0.05). No differences were observed in ingestive behavior (P > 0.05). Any fiber sources evaluated are recommended.

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This research was partially funded supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology Development of the State of Pernambuco (FACEPE); the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq-Brazil) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES-Brazil) from the regents and scholarships for students.

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  1. Animal Science Department, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Isislayne Estevão de Lima, Carolina Corrêa Monteiro, Elizabeth Queiroz Lopes de Vasconcelos, Margot Santos de Souza, Darlan Silva dos Santos, Emília Ferreira Ribeiro, Thayane Vitória Monteiro Santos, Silas Boaventura Félix & Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira

  2. Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco (IPA), Sertânia, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Fernando Torres Lucas Mesquita

  3. National Experimental University of Táchira, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

    Ana María Herrera

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IEdL, MdAF, CCM, and FTLM contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by IEdL, EQLdV, MSdS, DSdS, EFR, TVMS, and SBF. The first draft of the manuscript was written by IEdL and MdAF, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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de Lima, I.E., Monteiro, C.C., Mesquita, F.T.L. et al. Cactus cladodes for dairy goats: what is the best fiber source?. Trop Anim Health Prod 55, 347 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-023-03771-5

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