Intake, digestibility and intake behaviour in cattle fed different levels of palm kernel cake

Journal Title: Revista MVZ Cordoba - Year 2012, Vol 17, Issue 3

Abstract

The potential use of palm kernel cake was evaluated as a replacement for soybean and corn meal in cattle feed, by investigating their intake, digestibility levels and the intake behaviour of cattle fed diets containing different levels of palm kernel cake concentrate.

Authors and Affiliations

Ana Carolina Fereira, M. Sc *| Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA. Animal Science Dept, EMEV.Correspondence: caroltecnia@gmail.com, Ronaldo Lopes O, Ph. D| Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA. Animal Science Dept, EMEV., Adriana Regina B, Ph. D| Universidade Federal do RecĂ´ncavo da Bahia, UFRB/Cruz das Almas-BA., Gleidson Giordano Pinto de C, Ph. D| Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA. Animal Science Dept, EMEV., Raimundo Nunes Vaz S, Ph. D| Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA. Animal Science Dept, EMEV., Paulo Andrade O, M. Sc| Universidade Federal do RecĂ´ncavo da Bahia, UFRB/Cruz das Almas-BA.

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M. Sc *, Ph. D, Ph. D, Ph. D, Ph. D, M. Sc (2012). Intake, digestibility and intake behaviour in cattle fed different levels of palm kernel cake. Revista MVZ Cordoba, 17(3), 3105-3112. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-3265