Ingestive Behavior of Ovine Fed with Marandu Grass Silage Added with Naturally Dehydrated Brewery Residue
Table 3
Feeding efficiency (g DM and NDF/hour), rumination efficiency (g DM and NDF/hour), cud chews, and number of meal periods, rumination, and rest (number/day) of ovine fed with marandu grass silage.
Variable
Dehydrated brewery residue (%)
Equation regression
CV (%)
(%)
0
10
20
30
40
Ingestion efficiency (g DM and NDF/hour)
DM
162.0
169.3
176.6
184.0
185.3
17.02
89.14
NDF
65.38
59.49
65.55
103.1
113.9
20.89
90.55
Rumination efficiency (g DM and NDF/hours)
DM
85.23
101.2
107.7
104.7
92.26
12.98
96.72
NDF
32.15
38.12
44.09
50.05
56.02
20.46
86.63
Cud chewing
Hours (day)
13.47
13.46
13.40
13.59
13.94
14.172
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Number of boluses per day
67.62
72.35
74.15
73.02
68.97
10.88
86.35
Number/day
48535
43739
41624
42191
45439
16.32
74.79
Ingestion period, rumination, and rest (number/day)
