Effects of Parkia platycephala on feeding behavior, rumen health, blood markers, and physiological responses of lactating goats
Ianete Lima Batista, Tairon Pannunzio Dias‐Silva, Carlo Aldrovandi Torreão Marques, Jacira Neves da Costa Torreão, Leílson Rocha Bezerra, Ricardo Loiola Edvan, Veerasamy Sejian, Marcos Jácome de Araújo
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Parkia platycephala pod meal (PP) on feeding behavior, rumen health, blood markers, and physiological responses in lactating goats. Eight apparently healthy, adult, multiparous Anglo-Nubian goats, with an average body weight of 42.06±3.5 kg and approximately 52±4 days in lactation, were randomly assigned into two Latin squares (4×4) composed of four levels of PP (0, 33.3, 66.7, and 100% of dry matter) for four periods. Daily feed intake, feeding [...]
Topics & Concepts
RumenDry matterBiologyLatin squareAnimal scienceMealLactationBody weightVeterinary medicineFood scienceMedicineEndocrinologyFermentationPregnancyGeneticsAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesAgroforestry and silvopastoral systemsMoringa oleifera research and applications