Title:	Intake, apparent digestibility, and methane emission in bulls receiving a feed supplement of monensin, virginiamycin, or a combination.
Authors:	FONSECA, M. P. da BORGES, A. L. da C. C. SILVA, R. R. e LAGE, H. F. FERREIRA, A. L. LOPES, F. C. F. PANCOTI, C. G. RODRIGUES, J. A. S.
Affiliation:	Marcelina Pereira da Fonseca, UFMG; UFMG; UFMG; UFMG; UFMG; FERNANDO CESAR FERRAZ LOPES, CNPGL; UFMG; JOSE AVELINO SANTOS RODRIGUES, CNPMS.
Date Issued:	2015
Citation:	Animal Production Science, v. 56, n. 7, p. 1041-1045, 2015.
Description:	The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the feed supplements monensin, virginiamycin, or a combination of the two, on intake, digestibility, and methane emission in the male cattle breed F1 Holstein · Gir. We used a complete randomised design with four treatments consisting of the control, monensin, virginiamycin, and a combination of the two. The basal diets were composed of sorghum silage with Tanzania grass and the concentrate in the 1 : 1 ratio. Nutrient intake (P > 0.05) and the apparent digestibility coefficients (P > 0.05) were not affected by the supplementation with monensin, virginiamycin, or both. The combination of the supplements did affect methane emission (P < 0.05) when expressed in L/day, L/(kg DM), and L/(kg DM digestible). The lowest methane production was obtained with the combination of the supplements.
NAL Thesaurus:	additives cattle
Keywords:	Feed supplement Greenhouse gas Respirometric chamber
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AN14742
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGL)