Short-term use of monensin and tannins as feed additives on digestibility and methanogenesis in cattle

dc.contributor.authorPerna Junior, Flavio
dc.contributor.authorVásquez, Diana Carolina Zapata
dc.contributor.authorGardinal, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Paula Marques
dc.contributor.authorBerndt, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorFriguetto, Rosa Toyoko Shiraishi
dc.contributor.authorDemarchi, João José Assumpção de Abreu
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Paulo Henrique Mazza
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-14T10:14:14Z
dc.date.available2024-05-14T10:14:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The objective was to assess the effects short-term use of monensin and Acacia mearnsii tannins as feed additives on nutrient intake, digestibility, and CH4 production in cattle. Six rumen-cannulated Holstein cows were distributed in two 3×3 Latin square experimental design, and each experimental period lasted 21 days. The basal diet was composed of corn silage and concentrate in a 50:50 dry matter (DM) basis proportion. Treatments were control, monensin (18 mg kg−1 of DM), and tannin-rich extract from Acacia mearnsii (total tannins equivalent to 6 g kg−1 of DM). Nutrient intake and apparent digestibility coefficients were not affected by the addition of monensin or tannins to diets. However, tannins showed a tendency to reduce crude protein digestibility. Monensin decreased CH4 emission by 25.6% (g kg−1 of body weight) compared with the control treatment. Monensin is more effective than Acacia mearnsii tannins in reducing CH4 emissions in the short term, considering a diet of the same roughage:concentrate proportion for cattle.
dc.identifier.doi10.37496/rbz4920190098
dc.identifier.issn1516-3598
dc.identifier.otherS1516-35982020000100803-scl
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio-aptaregional.agricultura.sp.gov.br/handle/123456789/721
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia
dc.subjectanimal nutrition
dc.subjectgas production
dc.subjectmethane
dc.subjectruminants
dc.titleShort-term use of monensin and tannins as feed additives on digestibility and methanogenesis in cattle
dc.typeArtigos
oaire.citation.volume49

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