Ferreira, Mateus Silva [UNESP]Goes, Rafael Henrique de Tonissi e Buschinelli deMartinez, Antonio Campanha [UNESP]Gandra, Jefferson RodriguesGonçales, Walter AntonioBega, Amanda Maristela [UNESP]Silva, Luan Sitó da [UNESP]Paz, Jessica Priscila da [UNESP]2021-06-252021-06-252020-01-01Revista Brasileira de Saude e Producao Animal, v. 21.1519-9940http://hdl.handle.net/11449/205875The objective was to evaluate the feeding behavior, physiological responses, and rumen heat emission of lambs fed with safflower grains. Eighteen lambs were randomly distributed in a completely randomized design. Safflower grain was added to the diets in the proportions of 0.0; 7.5 and 15%. The safflower grain did not change the patterns of eating, leisure, or rumination; however, it improved the efficiency of NDF ingestion, by 26%. The head temperature decreased by 1.5 ° C to include 7.5% safflower; and the rectal temperature decreased quadratically with the addition of safflower (39.5 and. 39.08 ° C). There was a linear trend of decreasing head temperature as the inclusion of safflower increased. The temperature of the eyeball decreased by 1.1 ° C when 7.5% of safflower DM was added to the diet and increased by 0.6 ° C when a 15% safflower was added. The ruminal temperature increased linearly for the addition of safflower (1.8 ° C). SafflowerengArtigo10.1590/S1519-99402121232020S1519-99402020000100607Acesso aberto2-s2.0-85100823808S1519-99402020000100607.pdf