Efeito de Aditivos no Valor Nutritivo de Silagens feitas com Subproduto da Extração do Palmito de Pupunha (Bactris gasipaes H.B.K.)

Abstract

The objective of this experiment was to evaluated the effect of additives on the quality and nutritive value of silages made with pejibaye palm by-product, according to the following treatments: T1 - Control (without additive); T2 - Addition of 2.5% of sugar; T3 - Addition of 10.0% of citric pulp and T4 - Addition of 10.0% of ground corn, based on natural matter. The use of 10.0% of citric pulp (CP) or ground corn (GC) increased dry matter content of the by-product prior to ensilage and of the silage by 6,5 and 8,0 percentage units, respectively. The use of additives resulted in smaller values of ammoniacal nitrogen (N-NH3/TN) and pH. Dry matter intake was higher for silage made with CP or GC, mean value of 85.0 g/kgLW0.75 or 2.1% of LW, compared to the others (44.7 g/kgLW0.75 or 1.12% of LW). Also, apparent dry matter digestilibity coefficient was higher for silage containing 10% CP or GC (65.0%) in comparison to the others (52.07%). Cell wall digestibility did not show a defined trend as a function of the treatments. Silage made of by-product pejibaye with 10.0% of citrus pulp or ground corn showed a nutritional value similar to conventional forage silages.